A CCM instructor will evaluate your student to ensure proper placement.

Rhythmic Solfège I (Ages 6 – 9)

Musical Goals

• Learn to identify the notes in both G and F clefs that rest on the Grand Staff (Bass C through Treble C)
• Simple meters of 2, 3, and 4 with modified conducting arm beats
• C major Scale structure, including half and whole steps using note names and scaled degree function
  • Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
  • Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale
  • Sharps and flats
  • Steps and skips on the staff
• Dynamic markings: p, mp, mf, f, crescendo, decrescendo
• Symbols: phrases, slurs, staccato, ties, accents, Step or conduct/articulate simple meter rhythms.

Rhythmic Solfège II (Ages 7 – 10)

Musical Goals

• All Skills from Rhythmic Solfège I
• Learn to identify the notes in both G and F clefs that rest on the Grand Staff (Low F through High G)
• F major, G major, and A natural minor scale structures including half and whole steps using note names and scale degree function
  • Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
  • Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale using the rhythms below.
  • Sharps, flats, and naturals
  • Tonic and Dominant arpeggios in these major keys
  • Intervals (Number only) through a 5th
• Dynamic markings: pp, ff
• Symbols: phrases, slurs, ties, accents, repeat signs, D.C. al Fine, fermatas
• Simple meter rhythms

Rhythmic Solfège IV (Ages 9 – 13) Not offered this semester.

Musical Goals

• All of the skills from RS III
• Ledger lines above and below Middle C, below Bass C, and above high C.
• Simple and Compound meters of 2, 3, and 4 with modified conducting arm beats
• C major, F major, G major, B♭ major, D major, E♭ major, A major, as well as A, E, D natural/harmonic/melodic minor scale structures including half and whole steps using note names and scale degree function
  • Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
  • Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale using the rhythms below
  • Tonic, Sub-Dominant, and Dominant 7th arpeggios in these keys
  • Identify, build, & sing intervals through an octave, both number and quality: major, minor, and perfect.
• Tempo and affect indications in foreign languages: Agitato, Mysterioso, Vif, etc….
• Simple Meter rhythms: Crusic and Anacrusic
• Compound meter rhythms: Crusic and Anacrusic

Additional Information:

To enroll, we require a full-year commitment to the Rhythmic Solfege program. To make music education available for everyone who wants to participate, we offer a convenient payment plan or need-based financial assistance.  Please visit Financial Assistance to learn more.

Metallophones
All Rhythmic-Solfège™ students are required to have a metallophone (an additional $35 when registering for Rhythmic-Solfège™ I). If you are registering for Rhythmic Solfège II and IV and need a metallophone, please contact Student Services Manager Emma Huggard. This instrument will be provided on the first day of classes and will be used throughout the Rhythmic-Solfège™ sequence. Students must bring this instrument to each class along with their workbook and completed homework assignments.

Please call (978) 369-0010 or email us for more information.

The Rhythmic-Solfège curriculum is provided by the Dalcroze School of Music & Movement through our partnership with Integral Steps.

 

 

 

 

 

• Age Group(s): 5-8, 9-12
• Ages: 6 - 9, 7-10, and 9 - 13
• Instructor: Weronika Balewski
• Semester: Fall and Winter/Spring
• Duration: Rhythmic Solfege I and II for 45 minutes, 30 weeks
• Day/Time: Tuesdays, Rhythmic Solfege I at 4:45 - 5:30 pm; II at 4:00 - 4:45 pm
• Start Date: September 17
• Maximum Enrollment: 10
• Cost: $930 for Rhythmic Solfege 1 and II + $25 materials fee for all programs

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