TEACHING RESOURCES
LEVEL 1
Melodic Cells
1
Melodic cell 1 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Re–Do" and outlines a major second (M2).
2
Melodic cell 2 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Ti–Do" and outlines a minor second (m2).
3
Melodic cell 3 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Sol–Do" and outlines a perfect fourth (P4). Cell 3 is usually, though not always, found in a bass voices.
4
Melodic cell 4 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Mi–Do" and outlines the interval of a major third (M3).
5
Melodic cell 5 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Mi–Sol" and outlines (arpeggiates) an ascending tonic triad.
6
Melodic cell 6 should be sung with the syllables "Sol–Mi–Do" and outlines (arpeggiates) a descending tonic triad.
7
Melodic cell 7 should be sung with the syllables "Do–Re–Mi" and outlines the first three pitches of an ascending major scale.
8
Melodic cell 8 should be sung with the syllables "Mi–Re–Do" and outlines the last three pitches of a descending major scale.
9
Melodic cell 9 should be sung with the syllables "Sol–Fa–Mi" and, though similar to cell 8, this cell focuses on the importance of the descending tendency of "Fa" falling to "Mi."
Harmonic Cells
1
Harmonic cell 1 features melodic cell 3 in the bass voice and, as an extra bonus, you can find melodic cell 2 in the alto voice!
2
Harmonic cell 2 combines melodic cell 2 in the soprano voice as well as melodic cell 3 in the bass voice.
3
Harmonic cell 3 combines melodic cell 6 in the soprano voice as well as melodic cell 7 in the bass voice.
4
Harmonic cell 4 combines melodic cell 7 in the soprano voice as well as melodic cell 6 in the bass voice.
