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Skill: Dotted Half

We're going to introduce note 5 below the home note because it's such an important note in the key, and knowing how to find it can help you find the notes around it. The interval from 5 to 1 is very common: ta ta, Here comes the bride, How Dry I am, You Are My Sunshine, Amazing Grace. So many songs begin with that interval, and you can think of one of them to help you find the note.

If you're starting from note 1, there are many songs that start with 1,5 as well: Born Free, I've Been Working' on the RR, Hallelujah, Oh My Darling.

Let's practice a little. I'll blow a pitch and then we'll sing 1,5. Now when I blow a pitch, sing 5,1. Before we go on, let's do one more activity. I'll put out some flash cards with numbers, and when I point to one, you sing it. Later, you can test yourself by repeating the exercise with the sound off. We'll call this (one)...

Let's try the same exercise but with the home note (here) ...

As far as identifying note 5 on the staff, if note #1 is on a line, then note 5 is on a space below, but not the next one; it's 3 notes down. Similarly, if note #1 is on a space, then note 5 will be on a line below it, but not the next one. Get used to how note 5 looks in relation to note #1.

Sight-singing is pretty much like that; you just have to identify the numbers by their place on the staff.

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