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GR1
GR2
GR3
GR4
GRADE 2:
- ta-a, half rest & 4//4 meter
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- Ta titi (ostinato) (Piapa)
- Prepare
- Label
- Practice (Haruha kita)
- Melodic - steps and skips
- re, do-re-mi
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- Prepare
- Label
- Practice (Moon Cake)
- low la,
- tiri (16th note)
- Duple & Compound meters (Groupings in two)
- Dynamics: crescendo, decrescendo, forte & piano
Singing:
- Call and response
- Rounds
- Multi-verse musical selection
- American folk, Hawaiian (Pi`apa) & Asian Pacific (Haruga kita)
Musical works:
- Baroque era
- American folk and pop
- Hawaiian, Asian Pacific songs and music
Movement - refer to this file for more info:
- improvised movement
- musical games within duple and compound meter
- singing games, play-party
- hula, Obon dance
Form:
- AB
- Ostinati (Haruga kita, Piapa, I like it)
- Verse & refrain
Tempo:
- Variety of tempi (moderato, allegro)
Dynamics:
- crescendo/decrescendo, forte/piano
Timbre:
- individual instruments:
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- pitched and Moon Cake)
- unpitched (Haruga Kita, Piapa)
- male and female voices
- instrument families: WW, Brass, Percussion, Strings
Personal expressive preferences:
- Dynamics: Joy and sorrow
- Tempo: Happy and sad
- Anxious/calm: Bright and dark timbre