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This workbook
presents an alternative to the Circle of Fifths which should give your
students, as it has mine, a quicker and more readable view of the keys, their
relationships to each other; as well as a faster way to teach the concepts of
the order of the sharps and flats in the key signature. Most music students
begin lessons between ages eight and twelve years. Unless they are exceptionally
intelligent these students have not mastered geometry yet. However, we are
expecting the student to create a perfect, large circle and place (quite
strategically) the keys in the intervals of fifths around this circle. Most music students
begin lessons between ages eight and twelve years. Unless they are
exceptionally intelligent these students have not mastered geometry yet.
However, we are expecting the student to create a perfect, large circle and
place (quite strategically) the keys in the intervals of fifths around this
circle.
We also expect
these young students to quickly understand the concepts of the fifth movement
traveling around this circle. I have had adults that did not understand this
concept, especially the enharmonics of the six keys
at the bottom of the circle. It is not being said that the enharmonics are not important to learn but at the first
exposure to the circle it causes some problems in continuity. The next fault that
we experience is that if the teacher wants to add facts to the circle it
becomes a cluttered mess of facts. A circle again geometrically becomes a
hindrance for workable room for additional instruction. Just try adding the
relative minors to the six enharmonic keys at the bottom of the circle and
see how cluttered and unreadable the "Circle" becomes. The progression of
fifths is just as easily seen in the "Chart" as it is in the
"Circle". In my opinion the straight up and straight down movement
is more quickly seen by the student then the circle to the right and circle
to the left movement of the "Circle". The enharmonics are not even seen together which gives these
six keys individuality of their own as a member of the sharp keys or the flat
keys, and not both as the "Circle"
insinuates. Books are $5.00 each. |
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Wall Poster
18" x 24" (suitable for classroom wall) is $3.00 each. |
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PAULETTE ALBERTSON |
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Phone: 520-398-6758 |
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E-Mail Address: paulette@musical-hands.com |
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Music
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