Sample Pages

The Sing, Write, Play! Melody Speller is divided into five sections, the first of which takes up just one page.

The first section illustrates how a simple ascending or descending scale can be recognized in a well-known song. The examples used in the Melody Speller are The First Noel and Joy to the World.

The three middle sections of the Melody Speller are devoted to analyzing and comparing melodies' beginnings, middles, and endings. In each section the student is writing solfege syllables, notes, or both. The writing activities have been designed to ensure a high rate of success for the students' enjoyment and confidence. Three pages in PDF format are given here:

Beginnings

Middles

Endings

The music in the Melody Speller is made available in The Melodies section of this workshop.

The fifth section of the Melody Speller features writing activities involving whole sections of songs. One of the activities is the Music Jumble. Each month, a fresh Music Jumble will be published on this website. The principle behind the activity is demonstrated here by a simple interactive Music Jumble.

The thirty-two page Sing, Write, Play! Melody Speller is available in its entirety as a PDF file for just $5.95. Upon purchase, the Melody Speller will be sent as a PDF attachment to your email address (we strive to have the Melody Speller in your email inbox within 72 hours). Teachers can use the entire Melody Speller as a text, or just print out specific pages from the PDF and use them as worksheets.

Comments and reports of classroom experiences are very welcome.