Mid-term

This week we had our mid-term. To get ready for this test I went through and did the study guide reviewing everything that was on it. I also went through and read the artile on Kodaly and also the other document online. AFter I made myself a study guide, I looked over it several times. I think I know that the notes in both C and G scale and also the solfagee. During the test I think the hardest part was the last part because it was so confusing. I think once we figured everything out it was a lot easier. I think the test was a good overview of what we have learned so far. I think though that if something is going to be on the test it should be learned before the last class before the test. I know we went over the G scale before but I feel like we were all confused and that problem was never properly addressed. I was in music a lot when I was younger and it was even confusing to me, which makes me think for the people that have no musical background probably had no idea what was going on. So far this semester we have learned the the terms of melody, rhyhm, steady beat, harmony. We have learned the fingerings for the recorder with the notes, GABCD. We have also learned how to plan lessons incorperating singing songs. WE have learned about musical concepts and skills, as well as non-musical. Time signatures, notes in c and g scale as well as note values. Kodaly and his views were also introduced this semester and how he used solfagee and hand sings to go along with them. He also used rhyhmic duration sylablles to got along with note values.