Batching Melodic Elements | 056

Hey there, today we’re going to discuss how to batch melodic elements using the do pentatonic scale. If you missed my previous episodes on batching, they are linked below in the show notes.

Whether you’re a seasoned musician or someone who just loves to sing in the shower, this podcast is for you! Grab your vocal cords, warm up those vocal folds, and join us on this melodic journey that will have you smiling, humming, and tapping your feet in no time.

32 Ways to Practice the do Pentatonic Scale:

1. Sing the scale ascending.
2. Sing the scale descending.
3. Sing the scale ascending and descending.
4. Repeat the top note, don’t repeat the top note.
5. Sing in canon in two groups, the second part beginning when the first part sings mi.
6. Sing in Canon in three or four groups.
7. Smaller groups, pairs or individuals sing in canon.
8. Sing in canon while handsigning the second part. Swap parts so that students also handsign first. 
9. Sing and show the canon with handsigns with no one singing the second part. This leads the students to inner hear the part that is not heard.
10. Sing with a pedal point. Try do then so. Perform in two groups, small groups or individuals.
11. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is given by the teacher
12. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is read from flashcards
13. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is read from flashcards changing the card at various intervals as the scale is sung repeatedly. 
14. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is created orally by students.
15. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is written by students.
16. Sing with a rhythmic ostinato that is performed in two or three groups with each group reading a different flashcard as the ostinato
17. Sing while performing the ostinato in any of the ways listed above, on untuned percussion instruments
18. Sing with melodic ostinato e.g. d s, d – teacher vs class
19. Melodic Ostinato – Sing with half class (small group, pair or individual) singing a teacher created melodic ostinato 
20. Melodic Ostinato – Sing with half class (small group, pair or individual) singing a student created melodic ostinato – oral
21. Melodic Ostinato – Sing with half class (small group, pair or individual) singing a student created melodic ostinato – written
22. Melodic Ostinato – Sing with half class (small group, pair or individual) singing/reading a melodic flashcard as the ostinato
23. Melodic Ostinato – Sing with half class (small group, pair or individual) singing/reading several flashcards, teaching changing the cards as students sing
24. Melodic Ostinato – Sing in two or three groups with each group reading a different flashcard as the ostinato
25. Melodic Ostinato – Sing while performing the ostinato, in any of the ways listed above, on tuned percussion instruments
26. Sing in letternames – C, (G F)  …
27. More advanced students can sing letter names including sharps and flats.
28. Play on tuned percussion
29. Play on boomwhackers, one child on a tube sitting in pitch order
30. Sing with Intervals – consecutive notes
31. Intervals from do
32. Intervals from top d

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

Crescendo Music Education Podcast

• Ep 2: Introduction to Batching
• Ep 8: Batching Rhythm Activities

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