Memorized Singing I

Sing the following 8 items competently* from memory to earn 100 points.
Sing slowly and keep a steady tempo. Do not pause, stop, or restart.
Remember, good posture and breath support improve intonation.

M Sing a Major Scale with Solfège — ascending and descending
F Sing the Dr. Fox Exercise with Solfège
T Sing Taps (several keys) You figure out the solfège—only do, mi, & sol.

R Sing Rain, Rain Go Away with Wieland’s words.
W Sing When the Saints with solfège. You figure out the solfège.
A Sing America with solfège. You figure out the solfège. — Memory Aid

N Natural Minor Scale with Solfège with La-based minor.
H Harmonic Minor Scale with Solfège with Do-based minor.
M Melodic Minor Scale with Solfège with Do-based minor.

Points
25
20
15

10
6
6

6
6
6

Running Total
25
45
60

70
76
82

88
94
100

* Competently means few or no mistakes, e.g. a 4-bar phrase may have one careless mistake. Competently also means in tune.

If a performance is of questionable quality, you may attempt that item again later in the semester.

If you score 100 before the semester is finished, you may perform Reciting Rhythms and Conducting I, Sight Singing I, 2-handed Tapping I, or begin Memorized Singing II.


Group Singing (Ask me about fixed do and movable do.) “Take out” a syllable to practice inner hearing.
Major Scale: Solfège Numbers Letters Notes Bounce Drill: Solfège Numbers Letters Triplet Drill: Solfège Numbers Letters Scale in 3rds: Solfège Numbers Letters Establish a Key Diatonic Intervals in a Major Key Harmonic Progressions	Arpeggio Exercise: Solfège Numbers Letters Tonic Triad Leaps: Solfège Numbers Letters Dr. Fox Exercise: Solfège Numbers Letters Choral Scores For Health and Strength (a canon) DO, RE, ME

Why sing with solfège from memory? To improve intonation. To become more fluent with solfège. To lay a solid foundation for sight singing.	“You must learn by heart a fair number of melodies so that by the memory of these notes you will recognize all sounds, of whatever sort. For it is indeed quite another thing to recall something with understanding than it is to sing something by rote; only the wise can do the former while persons without foresight can often do the latter.” Guido of Arezzo, about 1030