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Do Re Mi for Boomwhackers

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Do Re Mi is a song by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein made famous in “The Sound of Music”. A clip of the song from the famous movie version of the musical is linked below. 

The song is based on syllables used in the Solfège system of music instruction. In this system, each note in a scale has a corresponding syllable sound and hand signal which can be used to teach melodies regardless of the key or specific starting pitch of the song.

The labels on Boomwhackers incorporate both letter names (C, D, E, etc) and Solfège syllables (Do, Re, Mi, etc). See the teaching tips section below to learn more.

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The Solfège system of musical instruction is not as widely used as it once was in Canada, but is still an interesting and unique way of understanding the relationships between notes in a musical scale. Boomwhackers have included both letter names and Solfège names on their labels. Here are the relationships between both:

  • C = Do
  • D = Re 
  • E = Mi
  • F = Fa
  • G = So (also known as Sol)
  • A = La
  • B = Ti (also known as Si)
  • High C = Do (again)

If your students are using two Boomwhackers each when playing this song, there are a number of ways to distribute the instruments, but I recommend first trying pairings of seconds (notes that are right beside each other on the scale), and then for a challenge doing pairings of fifths (notes 5 spaces apart on the scale). To learn more about intervals and how to teach their significance, see How Music Works – Lesson 3 in the user portal. Groups for each of these pairings are outlined below:

Pairing in SECONDS

  • Group 1 — C & D
  • Group 2 — E & F 
  • Group 3 — G & A
  • Group 4 — B & High C

Pairing in FIFTHS

  • Group 1 — C & G 
  • Group 2 — D & A 
  • Group 3 — E &  B
  • Group 4 — F & High C

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Song Lyrics
Doe (Do), a deer, a female deerRay (Re), a drop of golden sunMe (Mi), a name I call myselfFar (Fa) , a long, long way to runSew (So), a needle pulling threadLa (La), a note to follow SoTea (Ti), a drink with jam and breadThat will bring us back to Do oh oh oh
 
Do!  – a deer, a female deerRe!  – a drop of golden sunMi! – a name I call myselfFa! – a long, long way to runSo! – a needle pulling threadLa! – a note to follow SoTi! – a drink with jam and breadThat will bring us back to Do
 
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do!

Curricular Connections

The following tables outline the curricular connections that are addressed by principles presented in this tutorial.
In particular, it lists which Specific Learner Expectations (Concepts and Skills) are covered according to the
Alberta Curriculum for Elementary Music.

Those expectations that are addressed partially or indirectly rather than explicitly are displayed in italics.

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Concepts

Rhythm

MelodyHarmonyFormExpression

5. Melodies are based on scales: major, minor and pentatonic (5-tone).

1 . Two or more sounds can occur simultaneously

2. Melodies may be accompanied by harmony.

7. The words of a song are very important to the understanding of the song (text).

7. Sounds that move up or down by steps or half steps within the octave are called scales.

– Melodies may move by scale steps.

– Melodies may move by leaps.

2. Melodies may be accompanied by harmony.

3. Music is organized into phrases.

17. The lyrics (text) and meaning of a song may be enhanced by the vocal interpretation as well as by its instrumental accompaniment

9. An interval is the space between two sounds.

– Intervals give shape or contour to a melody.

4. A whole piece of music may be comprised of a number of sections.

10. Melodies may be based on the “C” major scale.

6. There may be an introduction, an interlude and an ending (coda).

7. Musical phrases, which give organization to music, may be short or long.

Skills

Listening

Moving

Singing

Playing Instruments

Reading & Writing

Creating

8. Follow a story told by music

4. Perform simple action songs and singing games.

1. Distinguish between children’s speaking and singing voices.

3. Discover that some instruments play low notes and some play high notes.

5. Respond to simple instrumental scores on large charts.

12. Identify male, female and children’s singing voices.

3. Respond to so–mi hand signals.

6. Respond to hand signals and staff notation of “so–mi”, “so–mi–la”

13. Detect the contour (shape) of melody

4. Respond to hand signals for so–mi–la.

10. Extend the use of sol–fa training to include “do” and “re”.


12. Extend the use of sol–fa training with hand signals to include “la1” “so1” “do1” (low “la”, low “so” and high “do”).

20. Continue sol–fa training to include low “la” and low “so” (“la1,” “so1”) and high “do” (“do1 ”).

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