Curriculum materials provided for rhythm and tonal immersion and interactivity guide the teacher in sequencing and lesson planning. Numeric “titles” indicate tonality, meter, and difficulty level, helping you in choosing appropriate materials for your children. All materials are from the Come Children Sing Institute SONG LIBRARY, Bookshelf 5. The Songbook, "Sing We and Chant It," serves immersion with an abundance of Meter Chants and Tonality Songs in the various meters and tonalities at various difficulty levels. The Songbook, "O-Solo-Me-O," serves interactivity, with materials for solo and group response in Rhythm Dialogue, Resting Tone Activities, Macro/Micro Beat Activities and Tonal Dialogue in the various meters and tonalities at various difficulty levels. The numbering system applies to both Songbooks, which provide ample rhythm and tonal materials for music learning at various ages and stages. The numbering system also provides for you to create additional materials for rhythm and tonal immersion and interactivity with numeric titles that aid in sequencing and lesson planning.
Rhythm
Rhythm materials have three digit “titles.” The first digit refers to meter, with meter numbers in the order of meter difficulty.
1 Duple
2 Triple
3 Unusual Paired
4 Unusual Unpaired
5 Combined
6 Unusual Unpaired Intact
7 Unusual Paired Intact
8 Multimetric
The second and third digits of the title refer to pattern difficulty or other challenges. Second and third digits under 10 refer to chants with macro and micro beats. Those over 10 include division patterns. For example, with chant number 215, the 2 indicates that this chant is in Triple meter. The 15 tells us that chant 215 includes division patterns, that it is a more difficult chant in Triple meter than chant number 200, and that it offers similar challenges to chant number 115 in Duple meter.
Three digit numbers preceded by an asterisk are broader in form or variety of patterns than the basic Meter Chants, and include Drum Chants, whose difficulty rating refers to listening rather than performing. Three digit numbers preceded by either RD or MM indicate materials for interactivity, with RD for Rhythm Dialogue, and MM for Macro/Micro Beat Activities. For example, RD 200 presents a Rhythm Dialogue Activity in Triple meter with macro and micro beats, equivalent in rhythm difficulty to 200 level Meter Chants.
Tonal
Tonal materials have four digit “titles.” The first digit refers to tonality.
1 Dorian
2 Mixolydian
3 Phrygian
4 Lydian
5 Aeolian
6 Major
7 Minor
The second digit refers to meter, as in rhythm materials, and the last two digits refer to difficulty. For example, with song number 3250, the 3 indicates that this song is in Phrygian tonality. The 2 indicates Triple meter. The 50 informs us that song 3250 is a considerably more difficult song in Phrygian tonality and Triple meter than song 3200, and offers similar challenges to song 1250 in Dorian tonality and Triple meter.
The tonality number may or may not refer to one tonality being more difficult than another. That is, the Mixolydian, Duple song 2100 may not be more difficult than the Dorian, Duple song 1100, but the Lydian, Duple song 4100 is more difficult than either. The sequence of tonalities is a suggested order for presentation in the classroom rather than an indication of absolute difficulty. Major and minor may be the most difficult, and Lydian presents greater challenge than Dorian, Mixolydian, Phrygian or Aeolian. The suggested order of tonalities alternates between a tonality with a minor third and one with a major third to facilitate teaching and learning. Four digit Tonality Songs are in the beginning singing range.
Four digit numbers preceded by an asterisk are broader in range, form, or variety of patterns than the basic Tonality Songs, and include Recorder Songs, whose difficulty rating refers to listening rather than performing. Four digit numbers preceded by either RT or TD indicate materials for interactivity, with RT for Resting Tone Activities and TD for Tonal Dialogue. For example, RT 2100 presents a Resting Tone Activity in Mixolydian tonality and Duple meter, equivalent in tonal difficulty to 2100 level Tonality Songs.
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