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Alouette
LessonBookpage29

what'snew
Playingthedottedhalfnoteaspartofafamiliarsong

what'simportant
Holdingthedottedhalfnoteforthefullthreecounts
BeingreadyforthequickchangesofdirectioninMm.34andMm.78

let'sgetstarted
1.Howmanycountsdoesthedottedhalfnoteget?TheAlouettebirdsitsforthreecountsbefore
shetakesoff.
2.Listentothepatternofhername.(Playandsing.)Butbeforewecancatchher,shefliesup
anoctave.I'llplayandsinghername,movinguptohigherCseachtime.(Seevideo)
3.Let'sseeyouplayhername.I'lltrytocatchyourAlouettebirdasyouflyyourhandtohigher
Cs.
4.TheotherpartofAlouette'ssonghasquickstepsandskips.(PracticetheRHinMm.34and
Mm.78.)
5.What'stheonlynotethelefthandplays?Let'sfititintothemusic.

Anticipate a tricky part. Rehearse it ahead of time so it's ready to


go!

exploreandcreate
QuickAlouetteBird
(Encouragethequickfeelofthisrhythm.)

AlouetteFliesHigh
Playthepieceinthehighestoctave.(Accompanylikeamusicbox.)
AlouetteFliesAway!
(ShowthestudenthowtoplayashortglissandofromthesecondhighestCtothetop.)After
playingthepieceinthehighestoctave,Alouettedoesaglissando.
JeTePlumerai,laTte
Afteryouplaythepiece,I'llplaythemiddlepartofthetune.Thenjoinmeagaintoendthe
song.

partnerpages
Theory
p.17Review(Units13)
Reviewbasicrhythms,fingernumbers,LHCscaleandmorewithSimonSays.
Technique&Artistry
p.16ASpecialEndingforAlouette
PretendAlouetteisflyingtothetopofthetree.Coachtoliftgentlywiththewristasthebird
fliesupandgentlylandsonthenexthigherD.
AsAlouetteflieshigherandfartheraway,themusicbecomessofter!
Lean(don'tscoot)toreachthehighestnotes.Slowdownandwatchforfirmfingertips!
Performance
p.11SchoolBellisRinging!
Guidestudentstoseethesequentialpattern,"5stepdown,4stepdown,3stepdown,"etc.
CanLHfinger4beroundasabellwhenitringsthedottedhalfnotes?

pedagogypointers
Herethenewdottedhalfnoteisusedina4/4meter.It'shelpfultotap,clap,ordrumtherhythm
andcount12311212beforeplayingitwiththenotes.Pretendingthatthebirdfliestohigher
octavesisaneasywaytorepeattherhythmpatternthatincludesthedottedhalfnote.

Measures34andmeasures78changedirectionquicklyandrequiresomefingerindependence
andcoordination.Preparetheseinadvancesothat,whenplayedinthepiece,thefirst
performanceiscorrect.Youcanhelpthestudentavoidstumblesandstruggles.Thisalsoshows
thestudenthowtopractice!

accompanimentsondisk
CDTracks3031 MIDIFile15

seeitinaction
TeachingVideo28

Alouettehopsgentlyinalittletwistingpattern.Sincethemelodyinmeasures3and4isabit
tricky,Oliviatakesextratimetoprepareit.It'stemptingtopeek,socoveringherhandsshows
hershecanplaywithoutlookingdown.Theduetprovesthatshetrustsherfingerstoplayontheir
own.

Thislittlebirdcanflywithitseyesclosedrhythmdrillandeartrainingcombined!Hannahpicks
upthetempoanddemonstratesherskillinusingdifferentdynamics.AndsurpriseAlouette
fluttersherwingsandfliesoffonherown!

AskYourself
WhydoyouthinkOliviasometimeslooksdownatherfingerswhensheplaysthepiece?
HowdoestheteachersequencetheeartrainingwithOlivia?
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