Musical Theater Unit Music Assessment:

Moving Melodies (Pitch)

Materials Needed

Various song recordings, paper, writing/coloring utensils, rhythm sticks

Instructions

1. Practice singing high and low pitches through call and response.

2. Practice tracing the shapes of the melodies with your finger in the air and/or rhythm stick.

3. Drawing the examples below on a board, have students trace each melodic line with their finger and/or rhythm stick and sing the changes in high and low pitches.

4. Sing or play different song recordings with a variety of highs, lows, and melodic directions.
Have students trace the melody in the air as they listen or sing along.

5. Using writing/coloring utensils, have students trace the melody they hear or sing along to on paper as you sing or play different song recordings.

Melodic Examples

Assessment Rubric

 

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