Lesson 3: Advanced Notes and Fingerings
Duration of Days: 180
Lesson Objective
Students will play extended-range notes, including upper and lower registers, with correct fingerings or slide positions and connect them in simple melodies.
How do fingerings/positions change in extreme registers?
How can I connect new notes smoothly in melodies?
Note, pitch, fingering, slide position, scale, ledger lines, upper register, lower register, chromatic notes
NAfME 1.5: Perform melodic patterns using correct fingerings/slide positions.
NAfME 1.6: Identify and play notes across the full staff and extended range.
MU:Pr4.2.6a: Perform with technical accuracy and expressive qualities.
Students practice new notes, integrating them into familiar melodies and simple chromatic passages, preparing for intermediate repertoire.
All fingerings/slide positions are the same for every register.
Louder notes = higher notes.
Visual aids: color-coded fingerings for students needing support.
Advanced students play simple melodies using expanded range and chromatic transitions.
Sectional support for peer modeling.
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Teacher observation of note accuracy, fingering/slide technique, and smooth transitions.
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Students perform a short melody including upper and lower register notes.