Lesson 5b – Memorise a song – Melody 4-

L.I.S.P Melody number 4

• Listen
• Imagine
• Sing
• Play – Comprehend

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

• Per Beat: How many notes?
• Per Note: Same, up or down?

Bar 1

Beat one  

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

Beat 2, 3 and 4  

How many notes are there? Two per beat.
Are they all  the same? Yes they are repeating G notes.

Bar 2

Beat one 

How many notes are there? Two
Same, up or down? Same, again they are repeating G notes.

Beat two 

How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? No.

• 1st note, is it same as the previous, does it go up, or down? It is the same note.
• 2nd note, is it same as the previous, does it go up, or down? It goes up.

Beat three 

How many notes are there? One.
Same, up, or down? It goes down.

Beat four

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

On your own

Apply the routine to bars 3,4,5,6,7 and 8.

Ask yourself:

• Per Beat: How many notes?
• Per Note: Same, up or down?

Sing and point to your fingers to help you understand.

Play along with me

• Play along with me at half of the original tempo.
• Play along with me a the original tempo original.
• Rewind and Repeat full L.I.S.P of Melody 4.

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 4.

After you have L.I.S.P the melody, 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.
Complete the Record yourself assignment. 

How? 

Download the melody 4. 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.

Check questions

• Are you singing the notes in exact relation to the beat?
• Are you tapping your foot non stop while singing and playing?
• Have you counted the tempo and subdivision in before playing?
• If your answer is no to any of the these questions practice more?