Name of teaching material
Let’s learn musical scales with the Do-Re-Mi board self-made product
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| Target |
Infants, children and students who are still not familiar with musical scale and want to challenge playing music in a group Infants, children and students learning online such as via ZOOM |
|---|---|
| Disability category | mentally challenged physically challenged autism emotional disturbance developmental disabilities other |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | music |
| Specific purposes |
The Do-Re-Mi board shows the seven tones of an octave with seven colors, with the lower tones at the bottom, and illustrates the corresponding keys of a keyboard on one side. Used combined with music desk bells, chime bars or a set of single chime bars, the board helps children and students: - Learn the scale of “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do” by seeing the position of the key and the color of the tone, which matches with that of music desk bells and chime bars, hearing the sound of each tone, and feeling the differences in pitch - Learn the seven-tone scale by watching the colorful board displayed on the screen during online learning - Play instruments, such as bells and chime bards, together and/or learn to play a keyboard |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | The ordering and regularity of a music scale were visualized by using positions and colors, which also facilitate children and students play an instrument alone or in a group. |
| Expected effects and results |
The board is expected to facilitate children and students: - Learn the scale of “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do” - Know and learn the musical notes names, the key positions and the tone ladder - Feel high and low pitches by moving bodies according to the sound heard and seeing the board, which facilitate them learn the pitches and play music - Play a keyboard or/an music in a group |
| How to use |
Prepare music desk bells, chime bars or a set of single chime bars that come in the same colors as those used to show the tones on the board. 1. Post the Do-Re-Mi board on a white board (blackboard, wall, etc.). 2. Ask two persons (one can be the teacher) to hold the “Do-Re-Mi bar (the yellow bar in the above photo)” and raise or lower the bar according to the piano sound played. 3. Ask them to move the “Do-Re-Mi bar” by checking the note name, color and key position. (High learning effect can be achieved by starting the lesson at an early age.) 4. Prepare instruments that are colored the same as the Do-Re-Mi board (or paste stickers of the colors to the keys of a keyboard or chime bars). Also, write the name of the tone on the stickers. Encourage them to play the instruments and challenge playing music in a group. 5. Encourage them to challenge playing alone, together with friends, etc. |
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| Useful for other students |
- Informant NEGISHI Yuka, WAKAI Kotaro Special Needs Education School for the Mentally Challenged, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords dance, step practice, social distancing
- Created 2024-05-15 17:01:56
- Updated 2024-05-15 17:01:56