1.12 C and F Natural

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12 Dorian Finger Pattern and Tetrachord
1.12 Dorian Finger Pattern and Tetrachord

IN THIS UNIT
Beginning EtudeDorian
Key Signatures and Leading Tones
Performing Dorian Finger Pattern Exercises: 126-143C
Major Scale Worksheet: C Major
ACTIVITY SEQUENCE
Activity #1: Beginning EtudeDorian (Open String Tetrachord Etude)

Time Frame: 10 minutes every day
Materials: String Warm-Ups #1
Assessment: Playing the Etude with the Dorian finger pattern, the students will:
Demonstrate correct left and right hand position and sitting
position
Perform rhythms within a consistent pulse
Use the correct finger patterncorrect half and whole steps
Adjust fingertips to bring pitch in tune
Perform the Major and Dorian Beginning Etudes from
memory
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Activity #2: Key Signatures and Leading Tones

Time Frame: 15 minutes per day for 3 days
Materials: Beginning Keys Worksheet
Assessment: On the written test, the students will:
Identify the major key and leading tones in the keys of D,
G, and C
Write the key signature and major scales for the keys of D,
G, and C major on a staff in the students own clef.
Correctly diagram finger patterns on the G, D, and A strings
in the keys of D, G, and C major.
Activity #3: Performing Dorian Finger Pattern Exercises: 126-143

Time Frame: 15-35 minutes per day for 7-10 days
Materials: Essential Elements, Book I
Assessment: Performing Nos. 135 and 142 students will:
Use correct instrument and hand positions.
Violins/Violas use fourth finger where marked.
Perform correct finger patterns and adjust fingertips to
bring pitch in tune
Perform a correct and consistent tempo throughout.
Student does not stop.
Bow parallel to the bridge with the appropriate speed and
weight to produce a good tone
Activity #4: Major Scale Worksheet: C Major

Time Frame: 15 minutes for two days (once as a group, and once by themselves)
Materials: Major Scale Worksheet
Assessment: On the Major Scale Worksheet, the students will:
Write out a One-Octave C Major Scale in 1st position
Complete a fingerboard diagram illustrating where the
fingers go in the scale.
STANDARDS
Instrumental Music Content Standards taught in this unit:

I. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
II. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
III. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
IV. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
V. Reading and notating music.
VI. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
VII. Evaluating music and music performances.
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MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS UNIT

String Warm-Ups I
Performance Review for Activity Nos. 1 and 3
Activity #2: Worksheets 1 and 2, and Test
Book: Essential Elements 2000, Book I: Exercises 126-143
Major Scale Worksheet
ACTIVITIES
Activity #1: Beginning EtudeDorian
Time Frame: 10 minutes every day
Materials: String Warm-Ups #1
Assessment: Playing the Etude with the Dorian finger pattern, the students will:
Demonstrate correct left and right hand position and sitting
position
Perform rhythms within a consistent pulse
Use the correct finger patterncorrect half and whole steps
Adjust fingertips to bring pitch in tune
Perform the Major and Dorian Beginning Etudes from memory
When learning a new finger pattern, students tend to unlearn the older, more familiar
finger patterns. In this case, the intonation of the first finger pattern may become worse if
it is not reviewed and compared to the new Dorian finger pattern. To minimize this
effect, warm up first with the Major Beginning Etude before beginning the Dorian
version. In both versions, require listening and adjusting to achieve perfect intonation.
1. Set the tuner to sound a D.
2. Sing the four notes of the dorian tetrachord.
3. When students demonstrate they can sing the tetrachord, instruct the students to
transparently play the Dorian tetrachord, one note at a time. Insist that the
students listen and adjust their fingertips until the intonation is correct. Model
this if necessary.
4. Once the students are listening and playing the tetrachord in tune, instruct
students to perform the Beginning Etude with the new finger pattern.
5. Insist that the students do the following:
a. Listen and adjust finger tips to play in tune
b. Use excellent hand positions and body/instrument positions.
c. Use the right amount of bow and weight to produce a good tone
6. Distribute and instruct students to use the Activity #1 Performance Review to
assess the performances of themselves and their peers.
7. Assessment: Use the Activity #1 Performance Review to evaluate the students
performance of the Beginning Etude for a grade. It should be memorized for the
test.
8. Once they have learned the Etude on one string, instruct them to perform the
Dorian Beginning Etude on other strings.
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Activity #2: Key Signatures and Leading Tones

Time Frame: 15 minutes per day for 4-5 days
Materials: Worksheet #1 (2 pages): Key Signatures, Scales and Leading Tones
Worksheet #2 (2 pages): What is the Finger Pattern?
Activity #2: Test
Assessment: On the written test, the students will:
Identify the major key and leading tones in the keys of D, G, and C
Write the key signature for the keys and major scales of D, G, and
C major on a staff in the students own clef.
Correctly diagram finger patterns on the G, D, and A strings in the
keys of D, G, and C major.
Worksheet #1
This worksheet is used to teach the key signatures, scales and leading tones in the keys of
D, G, and C Major.
1. Copy and distribute Worksheet #1. Copy front to back onto one page.
2. Complete the worksheet as a class following the instructions on the worksheet.
3. Assessment: Instruct students to take the worksheet home and study it. They should
be ready to complete a similar worksheet the next day on their own.
Worksheet #2
This worksheet is used to teach the finger patterns on the G, D, and A strings in the keys
of D, G, and C Major.
Critical Question: Why is it important for string players to look at the key signature?
Answer: The key signatures tell a player which notes are sharp or natural so the player
can figure out what finger pattern to use on each string.
1. Copy and distribute Worksheet #2. Copy front to back onto one page.
2. Complete the worksheet as a class following the instructions on the worksheet.
3. Assessment: Instruct students to take the worksheet home and study it. They should
be ready to complete a similar worksheet the next day on their own.
Activity #2 Test
This test is used to assess the students mastery of the knowledge and skills in worksheets
#1 and #2.
1. Students are to use Worksheet Nos. 1 and 2 to study for the test.
2. Copy and distribute the test in class. Copy front to back onto one page.
3. Instruct students to complete tests individually, following the instructions on the test.
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Activity #3: Performing Dorian Finger Pattern Exercises: 126-143

Time Frame: 15-35 minutes per day for 7-10 days
Materials: Essential Elements, Book I
Assessment: Performing Nos. 135 and 142 students will:
Use correct instrument and hand positions.
Violins/Violas use fourth finger where marked.
Perform correct finger patterns and adjust fingertips to bring pitch
in tune
Perform a correct and consistent tempo throughout. Student does
not stop.
Bow parallel to the bridge with the appropriate speed and weight to
produce a good tone
Introducing F and C natural, Exercises 126-132

1. Turn the tuner on D.
2. Do the echo games on page 173 in the teachers manual.
3. Instruct students to play Nos. 126-129, adjusting their pitch to the new tuning
note.
4. Once students are secure with the new skill, go back, have students play 126-129
with the CD player, and review the other performance elements (pitch, tone, hand
position, etc.)
5. Do the echo games on page 179 in the teachers manual.
6. Instruct students to play Nos. 130-132 with the CD, adjusting their pitch to the
CD player.
Performing Music with the Dorian Finger pattern, Exercises 133-139

Activity #4 Major Scale Worksheet can overlap with Activity #3 at this time.
1. With the students, identify the key from the key signature for each exercise.
2. Before starting an exercise, turn the tuner to tonic note of the key.
3. Instruct students to play Nos. 133-139, adjusting their pitch to the pedal tone on
the tuner.
4. Once students are performing the exercises in tune with the tuner, go back, have
students play 133-139 with the CD player, and review the other performance
elements (pitch, tone, hand position, etc.)
5. Assessment: Use the Activity 3 Performance Review to evaluate students
performance of No. 135C Major Scale.
6. During the above performance assessment, students can complete the Activity #4
Major Scale Worksheet.
Performing Music with changing finger pattern, Exercises 140-143

1. With the students, identify the key and leading tones from the key signature for
each exercise. Instruct students to draw a square around each tonic note, an
upward triangle around each upward leaning leading tone (7th scale degree) and a
downward triangle around each downward leaning leading tone (4th scale degree.)
2. Before starting an exercise, turn the tuner to tonic note of the key.
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3. Instruct students to play Nos. 140-143, adjusting their pitch to the pedal tone on
the tuner.
4. Have students sing note names of the exercises with the CD player.
5. Once students are performing the exercises in tune with the tuner, go back, have
students play 140-146 with the CD player, and review the other performance
elements (pitch, tone, hand position, etc.).
6. Helpful Tip: Leave the tuner on the tonic pedal tone while the CD player plays,
to help students hear all of the pitches relative to the tonic note.
7. Distribute Performance Review and instruct students to assess the performances
of the book exercises and especially, No. 142Variations on a Familiar Tune
(Skip to My Lou).
a. Review the objectives that the students are to demonstrate on these exercises.
b. Instruct students to use their checklists to evaluate their performance and
identify one or more goals for learning at home.
c. Instruct students to use their checklists to evaluate their peers, to help peers
identify one or more goals for learning at home.
8. Assessment: Use the Activity 3 Performance Review to evaluate students
performance of No. 142Variations on a Familiar Tune (Skip to My Lou).
9. During the above performance assessments, students can complete the Activity #2
Test.
Activity #4: Major Scale Worksheet

Time Frame: 15 minutes for two days (once as a group, and once by themselves)
Materials: Major Scale Worksheet
Assessment: On the Major Scale Worksheet, the students will:
Write out a One-Octave C Major Scale in 1st position
Complete a fingerboard diagram illustrating where the fingers go
in the scale.
1. Distribute the Major Scale Worksheet and complete worksheet as a class.

2. Assessment: On the day that students perform Exercise #135 for a grade, students
will complete the Major Scale Worksheet by themselves as a quiz.
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Performance Review:
Name:____________________________________
Activity #1: Dorian Beginning Etude
Score:____________
Activity #3: No. 135 C Major Scale

Score:____________
No. 142 Variations

Score:____________
Instrument/ Sits/stands correctly

Body Holds instrument correctly
Left Hand Violin/Viola Cello/Bass

First finger hip joint back by the nut C-shape formed by the thumb and index
Wrist is in a resting and neutral position finger
Elbow is under the nose Finger pads over the dots
Relaxed, correct thumb creates mouse Middle fingers are perpendicular to string
hole Shoulder and arm weight resting
Corners of the boxy fingers over the Corner thumb tip is behind A/D, opposite
dots 2nd finger
Right Hand Fingers are curved and relaxed; bow is supported by the instrument.
The middle two fingers touch the stick over the ferrule
The thumb is curved and the thumb tip is next to (not inside) the frog
The first finger rests on the stick between the ankle and knee knuckles
Pinky rests lightly over the center of the frog on top of the bow, or (cello/bass) over the side
Musical Performs rhythms within a consistent pulse. Student does not stop.
Performance All fingerings and patterns are correct. Half-steps are excellent; leading tones are in tune.
Adjusts fingertips to correct inaccuracies and finely tune pitches.
Bow parallel to the bridge with the appropriate speed and weight to produce a good tone
Articulations are performed with good tone, in a consistent tempo, and in the correct part of the
bow
Home Learning Record

Learned Date Focus Area
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(Use reverse side if necessary)

Worksheet: Activity #2
Name:____________________________________
Key Signatures, Scales and Leading Tones

Score:__________________
1. On the staff below, draw your clef and the key signature for G Major FIVE TIMES.
2. On the staff below, draw your clef and the key signature for D Major FIVE TIMES.
3. In the Key of C Major on the staff below, draw your clef, the key signature, and a one-octave
C Major scale with the scale degree (number) written above each note.
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4. In the Key of G Major on the staff below, draw your clef, the key signature, and a one-octave
G Major scale with the scale degree (number) written above each note.
5. In the Key of D Major on the staff below, draw your clef, the key signature, and a one-octave
D Major scale with the scale degree (number) written above each note.
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Worksheet: Activity #2, Key Signatures, Scales and Leading Tones

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6. In all three scales on the previous page, complete the following tasks:
a. Draw a square around all of the tonic notes (the note of the key)
b. Draw an upward pointing triangle around all of the 7th scale degrees
c. Draw a downward pointing triangle around all of the 4th scale degrees
d. Place a half-step mark (^) between all of the notes separated by a half-step.
7. What is the scale degree (number of the note in the scale) of:
a. The note of the name of the key (Tonic): ________
b. The upward leaning leading tone: _______
c. The downward leaning leading tone: _______
8. In the Key of C Major, what is the note name of:

a. The key (Tonic): ________
9. In the Key of G Major, what is the note name of:

10. In the Key of D Major, what is the note name of:

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Name:____________________________________
What is the Finger Pattern

Score:__________________
On the finger pattern diagrams below, complete the following tasks for the key indicated
1. Put the name of the open string in the circle (A, D, and G)
2. Draw the correct tetrachord finger patterns on the lines. Make sure the tetrachord agrees
with the key indicated!
3. Write the note names inside each circle
4. Make sure the half-steps are touching and the whole steps are a whole space apart.
D MAJOR
G MAJOR
C MAJOR
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Worksheet: Activity #2 What is the Finger Pattern, page 2

1. Figure out which notes in the key are sharp and which notes on the string are affected by
the key signature.
2. Draw circles on the string line to indicate where the fingers go on the string.
3. Write the note names inside each circle; be sure to include the accidentals.
4. Make sure that the difference between the half and whole-step is visible and as accurate
as possible.
Complete #1-3 on the D String
1. In the key of D (2 #s) the finger pattern would be
2. In the key of G (1 #) the finger pattern would be
3. In the key of C (0 #s) the finger pattern would be
Complete #4-6 on the G String
Complete #7-9 on the A String
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Test: Activity #2
Name:____________________________________
What is the Finger Pattern Score:

_____________ (out of 100)
On the staff below, draw your clef and the key signature for each key indicated
(1 point each)
1. G Major 2. C Major 3. D Major
4. Scales. Each scale is worth 11 points. On each staff below,

A. Draw your clef, the key signature, and a one-octave scale (3 points)
B. Draw a square around all of the tonic notes (the note of the key) (2 points)
C. Draw an upward pointing triangle around all of the 7th scale degrees (1 point)
D. Draw a downward pointing triangle around all of the 4th scale degrees (1 point)
E. Place a half-step mark (^) between all of the notes separated by a half-step (2 points)
C MAJOR
G MAJOR
D MAJOR
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5. Finger Patterns. On the finger pattern diagrams below, complete the following tasks. Each
string is worth 7 points for a total of 21 points per key. (63 points total)
A. Draw the correct tetrachord finger patterns on the lines. Make sure the
tetrachord agrees with the key indicated and the half-steps are touching and the whole
steps are a whole space apart! (3 points each string)
B. Write the note names inside each circle (4 points each string)
D MAJOR
G MAJOR
C MAJOR
5. Why is it important for string players to look at the key signature? (1 point)
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Name:____________________________________
The Major Scale: C Major

Score:__________________
1. On the staff below, write clef, key signature, and the scale (going up and down) in quarter
notes. Put a ^ between all notes that are separated only by a half-step. (16 points)
SCALE
2. Scale fingerboard map (10 points)

A. On the diagram below, draw circles where your fingers go for the scale above.
B. Put the note name inside each circle. Include accidentals when necessary.
C. Make sure that the difference between the half and whole-step is visible and as accurate
as possible.
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12 Dorian Finger Pattern and Tetrachord

1.12 Dorian Finger Pattern and Tetrachord

Activity #1: Beginning EtudeDorian (Open String Tetrachord Etude)

Activity #2: Key Signatures and Leading Tones

Activity #3: Performing Dorian Finger Pattern Exercises: 126-143

Activity #4: Major Scale Worksheet: C Major

Instrumental Music Content Standards taught in this unit:

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS UNIT

Activity #2: Key Signatures and Leading Tones

Activity #3: Performing Dorian Finger Pattern Exercises: 126-143

Introducing F and C natural, Exercises 126-132

Performing Music with the Dorian Finger pattern, Exercises 133-139

Performing Music with changing finger pattern, Exercises 140-143

Activity #4: Major Scale Worksheet

1. Distribute the Major Scale Worksheet and complete worksheet as a class.

Activity #3: No. 135 C Major Scale

No. 142 Variations

Instrument/ Sits/stands correctly

Left Hand Violin/Viola Cello/Bass

Home Learning Record

(Use reverse side if necessary)

Key Signatures, Scales and Leading Tones

Worksheet: Activity #2, Key Signatures, Scales and Leading Tones

8. In the Key of C Major, what is the note name of:

9. In the Key of G Major, what is the note name of:

10. In the Key of D Major, what is the note name of:

What is the Finger Pattern

Worksheet: Activity #2 What is the Finger Pattern, page 2

Complete #1-3 on the D String

1. In the key of D (2 #s) the finger pattern would be

2. In the key of G (1 #) the finger pattern would be

3. In the key of C (0 #s) the finger pattern would be

Complete #4-6 on the G String

4. In the key of D (2 #s) the finger pattern would be

5. In the key of G (1 #) the finger pattern would be

6. In the key of C (0 #s) the finger pattern would be

Complete #7-9 on the A String

7. In the key of D (2 #s) the finger pattern would be

8. In the key of G (1 #) the finger pattern would be

9. In the key of C (0 #s) the finger pattern would be

What is the Finger Pattern Score:

1. G Major 2. C Major 3. D Major

4. Scales. Each scale is worth 11 points. On each staff below,

The Major Scale: C Major

2. Scale fingerboard map (10 points)

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