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Leaps of a 3rd

Creative Arts and Sports · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes

Keep the line singable with steps and leaps of a 3rd. Count d-r-m as a 3rd. Avoid wide jumps.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. What a melody is
  2. C major on the staff
  3. Qualities of a good melody
  4. Leaps of a 3rd
  5. Melodic contour
  6. Symmetry in four bars
  7. Start on d, m or s; end on d
  8. Compose four bars in C major
  9. Sight-read and perform
  10. Appreciate the melody