Vocal Pyramid
Solfege and Hand Signs
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Step, skip, or leap
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100

What is the very first part of our vocal pyramid?

Posture

100

What is the hand-sign and syllable for the solfege below Re?

Do

100

Count two half notes

1- 3-

100

Do- Mi

skip up

100

What is cookie monster's favorite treat?

Cookies

200

When breathing correctly which part of the body seems to expand?

BONUS: What actually expands?

The stomach

BONUS: Lungs

200

What goes after La when we're going up the scale?

Ti

200

Count 2 quarter notes and 1 half note

1 2 3-

200

Sol-Fa

Step down

200

What is Ms. Ramos favorite season?

SPOOPY SEASON!!

300

Build singing posture from the bottom up?

Feet shoulder-width apart, knees relaxed, hands relaxed at your sides, shoulders up back and relaxed, use an L to check that your head is in the correct position.

300

What is the solfege for the tonic triad?

Do, Mi, So

300

Count quarter note, half note, quarter note

1 2- 4

300

Re- Fa

Skip up

300

What is the name of the pumpkin King from the Nightmare before Christmas?

Jack Skellington

400

Where are the two strings located?

Top of the head, and chest

400

Speak through the skip scale going up with hand signs. (7/8)

Without looking at the chart speak through the entire scale with hand-signs. (6)

Do,Mi,Re,Fa,Mi,Sol...etc.

Do,Re,Mi,Fa,...etc.

400

Count 4 eighth notes

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

400

Mi- La

Leap up

400

What is the name of one of our Christmas songs?

Hot Chocolate

500

What is the muscle underneath your lungs called?

BONUS: Can you control this muscle?

Diaphragm

BONUS: NO!

500

Sight-read the example on the board.

...Did you need to write in solfege?

500

Count a dotted quarter note and an eighth note

Hint: think about the Cuckoo

1- +

500

Do-So

Leap up or down

500

Sing a song from Sesame Street

la la la la; la la la la Elmo's World