Prelude Choir (ages 8-11) Beginning Level

1. Sing My Country ‘Tis of Thee (America)
2. Pitch Matching:
   • Director plays 3 note pitch patterns in key of D, F, and G (mostly pentatonic patterns and simple triads within I, IV, V chord structure).
   • Child sings them back on loo or la
   • This tests tonal memory and pitch accuracy.
3. Child may be asked to read a simple rhythm consisting of quarter notes, eighth notes, rests.
   • If the child has no previous experience, the director may clap a pattern to be repeated by the singer, or read the patterns to the child on rhythm syllables and child reads them back with accuracy.
   • This tests rhythm reading level and beat competency.
4. Child may be asked to look at two melodic patterns.
   • Director will play one of the patterns and the child will point to the pattern that he/she thought was played.
   • This tests melodic contour.