Ear Training Le ve l 1
by Jennifer Fink
Book and CD Copyright 2007 Jennifer Fink www.jenspianostudio.com Permission is granted for the owner of this book to make an unlimited number of copies of the following following materials for educational educational use. Sharing these materials materials with other teachers or studios is prohibited.
Table of Contents Worksheet
High, Low & Middle ………………………………………………... The High, Low, Middle Wiggle ……………………………… Upstairs & Downstairs …………………………………………… The Elevator ……………………………………………………………. Pick a Pattern #1 …………………………………………………….. Pick a Pattern #2 ……………………………………………………. Draw a Pattern ………………………………………………………… Lilypad Jumping ……………………………………………………….. Connect the Dots …………………………………………………….. Elephants & Lions, #1 ……..…………………………………….. Elephants & Lions, #2 ……...……………………………………. Turn it Up! ………………………………………………………………… Heartbeats ………………………………………………………………. Arm Circles #1 ………………….…………………………………….. Arm Circles #2 …………….…………………………………………. Conductor-in-Training ……………………………………………. Alphabet Walk …………………………………………………………. Rhythm Patterns ……………………………………………………… Movie Soundtracks ………………………………………………… Opposites …………………………………………………………………. What’s the Word? #1 ……………………………...…………… What’s the Word? #2 …………………………………...…….. What’s the Word? #3 ………………………………………...… Pick a Face ……………………………………………………………….. Certificate of Achievement…………………………………. Alphabet Cards ……………………. ………………………………... 3
Workbook CD Page Track 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 5 9 6 10 7 11 8 12 9 13 10 14 11 15 12 16 13 17 14 18 15 19 16 20 17 21 18 22 19 23 20 24 21 25 22 26 23 27 24 28 29
HIGH, LOW AND MIDDLE CD Track #1 Listen to each example on the CD. If you hear a high sound, circle the clouds. If you hear a low sound, circle the grass. If you hear a middle sound, circle the flower. You will hear each example played twice.
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The High, Low, Middle Wiggle! CD Track #2
Turn on the CD and get ready to wiggle! Follow the moves below for each sound you hear. They get faster as you go...see if you can hang on until the end!
If you hear…. High Sounds Middle sounds
Wiggle your fingers above your head. Swing your arms back and forth like windshield wipers.
low sounds
Wiggle your fingers down by your feet. Swing your arms back and forth like a gorilla.
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Wiggle your fingers in front of your shoulders. Swing your arms like windshield wipers.
Upstairs & downstairs CD Track # 3 For each example, listen to hear if the notes in the pattern get higher or lower. If they get higher, put X’s on the stairs going up. If they get lower, put X’s on the stairs going down. You will hear each sound 2 times.
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#2
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#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
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The Elevator CD Track # 4 Listen to each example. If the notes in the pattern get higher as they go, draw a line from the number to the elevator going up. If the notes get lower, draw a line from the number to the elevator going down. If the notes stay the same, draw a line to the “Out of Order” sign. You will hear each sound played 2 times.
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Elevator Closed Out of Order
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Pick a Pattern #1 CD Track # 5 For each example, circle the pattern that best fits the sound you hear. The black dots are one pattern and the gray dots are another. You will hear each sound played 3 times.
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#2
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Pick a Pattern #2 CD Track # 6 They’re back - and harder this time! For each example, circle the pattern that best fits the sound you hear. The black dots are one pattern and the gray dots are another. You will hear each sound played 3 times.
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#2
#3
#4
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#6
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Draw A Pattern CD Track #7 Listen carefully to the CD while it plays each pattern. Pick a pattern from the pattern bank and copy it into the box. Each pattern will be played 3 times. You may need to pause the CD in between patterns while you draw.
Pattern bank
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Lilypad Jumping CD Track #8 Listen to each example. Are the notes close together, like steps?, or far apart, like skips? If you hear steps, show the path the frog would take across the lilypads, jumping on every one. If you hear skips, show the path the frog would take if he skipped one on each jump. You will hear each example played 3 times.
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Connect the dots CD Track #9 Listen to each example. If you hear steps, color in all of the dots in the line from left to right. If you hear skips, color from right to left, skipping a dot each time. You will hear each example 3 times.
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
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Elephants & Lions #1 CD Track #10 Are the sounds you hear loud, like an elephant thumping through the jungle, or soft like a lion sneaking through the grass? Draw a line from each number to the picture that matches it best. You will hear each example played 2 times.
#1 #1 #2
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#5
#3 #4
#6
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#8
#9 #10
Elephants and Lions #2 CD Track #11
Now it’s your turn to be the elephant and the lion! Listen to the CD and follow the directions below.
If you hear... Loud Sounds
Soft Sounds
Stomp around the room taking big steps like an elephant
Sneak around the room on your tiptoes like a lion
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Turn it Up! CD Track #12 Listen to each example. Is it loud, medium or soft? Draw a line on the volume control to show what you hear.
#1
soft
#2
loud
soft
#3 soft
#4 soft
loud
#5 soft
loud
#6 soft
loud
#7 soft
loud
loud
#8 loud
soft
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loud
Heartbeats CD Track #13 Listen to the speed of the music on the CD. If the music has a fast heartbeat, tap the small hearts below. If the music has a medium heartbeat, tap the medium hearts below. If the music has a slow heartbeat, tap the big hearts below. Keep tapping until you hear the heartbeat change.
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Arm Circles #1 CD Track #14 Listen for the heartbeat in each example on the CD. Make circles in the air with your arms to match the heartbeat, clapping when they’re together in the middle. When the heartbeats are fast, make little circles. When they’re slow, make big circles. Make medium circles when the heartbeats are somewhere in between fast and slow.
Fast Heartbeat
Medium Heartbeat
Slow Heartbeat
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Arm Circles #2 CD Track #15 Listen for the heartbeat in each example on the CD. This time, the heartbeat will stay the same, but the length of the notes in the melody will change! Start with medium circles, saying “tah” with each circle. Follow the directions below to show each change in the music.
Medium Notes
Short Notes
Say: “Tee-Tee” Say: “Tah” Long Notes
Say: “Toe” 18
Conductor-in-Training CD Track #16 Imagine you are a famous conductor. Your job is to keep the beat for the whole orchestra! In each song, listen until you can hear the heartbeat. Then, make the patterns with your hands, one motion for each beat.
Song #1
Make squares with your hands Count “1, 2, 3, 4”
Song #2
Make triangles with your hands Count “1, 2, 3”
Song #3
Draw lines like rainbows Count “1, 2” 19
Alphabet Walk CD Track #17 Tear out the alphabet card page from the back of this book and cut out the cards. Lay them in a line on the floor. After you turn on the music, wait to hear 4 repeated notes, then, take one step forward with each beat, speaking one letter with each step. Pause for a beat, then take steps backwards, speaking the alphabet letters backwards as well. Stop and wait for another 4 repeated notes, then start again. Watch out—the music gets faster each time!
G F E E D D C B B A A A 20
Rhythm Patterns CD Track #18 Listen to each example. Circle the rhythm that you hear. You will hear each rhythm twice.
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Movie Soundtracks CD Track #19 Draw a line from each CD soundtrack to the movie scene it best matches.
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#2
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OPPOSITES CD Track #20 Circle one word from each pair of opposites that best describe each song.
Loud
Soft
Loud
Soft
Happy
Sad
Happy
Sad
Fast
Slow
Fast
Slow
Bumpy
Smooth
Bumpy
Smooth
Song #1
Song #2
Loud
Soft
Loud
Soft
Happy
Sad
Happy
Sad
Fast
Slow
Fast
Slow
Bumpy
Smooth
Bumpy
Smooth
Song #3
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What's the Word? #1 CD Track #21 As you listen to the song, color in all the bubbles with words that describe what you hear. If you can think of a word that you don’t see, write it in the empty bubble.
slow
angry
exciting
peaceful smooth loud fast
scary sad
sleepy soft
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bumpy
What's the Word? #2 CD Track #22 As you listen to the song, color in all the bubbles with words that describe what you hear. If you can think of a word that you don’t see, write it in the empty bubble.
slow
angry
exciting
peaceful smooth loud fast sneaky scary sad
soft 25
bumpy
What's the Word? #3 CD Track #23 This time, you fill in the blanks! Write as many words as you can think of to describe the song you hear in the bubbles below.
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Pick a Face CD Track #24 Listen to each song. Does the music make you feel happy or sad? As you listen, if you feel happy, color in the smiling mask. If you feel sad, color in the frowning mask.
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#2
#3
#4
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Certificate of Musical Achievement
___________________________ (student name)
has successfully completed Ear Training Book 1 and is now ready for Ear Training Book 2 ___________________________ (teacher signature)
___________________________ (date)
Alphabet Card Cutouts Pull this page out of your book and cut out the cards below to use with the Alphabet Walk on page 20.
A BB C D EE FF G G G
