Lesson 4b – Memorise a song – Melody 1-

Step 2 – L.I.S.P Melody 1

• Listen
• Imagine
• Sing
• Play Comprehend

Before you play, comprehend what happens on each beat of the melody, in order. Ask your self the following questions, sing and point to your fingers. This will help you learn how to play a melody.

Per Beat: How many notes?

Per Note: Same, up or down?

Beat one  

How many notes are there? None.

Beat two

How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? Yes.

Beat three  

How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? Yes.

Beat four 

How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? No.
1st note, same, up or down? It goes up.
2nd note, same, up, or down? It goes up.

Next bar 

Beat one

How many notes are there? One.
Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? Same.

Beat two

How many notes are there? One.
Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? It goes down.

Beat three

How many notes are there? One.
Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? Same.

Beat four 

How many notes are there? One.
Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? Down.

Note: These two bars are repeated twice.

On your own

Stop the video and play the two bars on your own. Consolidate your how to play a melody.

Play along with me 

Play along with me at half the tempo.

Play along with me at the original tempo

Rewind and Repeat full L.I.S.P of Melody 1

Assignments

Practice session day 1 

Practice all previous consolidation exercises.
Then with the free time you have left follow and complete all steps of the video with precision.

Practice session day 2 

Practice all previous consolidation exercises. Then with the free time you have left follow and complete all steps of the video with precision.
Complete the written assignment of L.I.S.P  Melody 1: Write in detail your replies to:

• Per beat: How many notes ?
• Per note: Same up or down ?

Practice session day 3 

Practice all previous consolidation exercises.
Then with the free time you have left follow and complete all steps of the video with precision.
Complete the Record yourself assignment. 

How? 

Download the melody 1. Once you have memorised the melody (pitch and rhythm).  Record yourself in video, with your phone, playing along the corresponding melody track. Your recording must answer yes to the following check questions. Once you are satisfied please submit your recording to the teacher.

Always with a smile. 

Check questions 

• Did you turn on your metronome?
• Did you tap your feet while recording?
• Did you count it in?
• Did you sing what you were doing?

You can download melody 1 slow and fast on this page. Please right click to download.