Learning how to read other clefs.

Hello class, have you ever wondered what it would be like to read both clefs? Well today you will be learning how to do that in some partner actvities. You will learn the opposite clef of the one that your primary instrument plays, so go ahead and find a partner. 

Your task today is to teach your partner the opposite clef than what they play, hence why I have asked you all to pair up with the opposite clef. You will be doing this through guided instructions!

Version 1:

What I would like you all to do is go onto musictheory.net and select tools. Once you have done this, select note identification. After selecting note identification, please adjust the ranges of the notes to what we have learned in class. 

Once you have chosen your partner spend 2 minutes with your partner (1 per partner) using this website to help the other understand the differences between your clefs. Each version of this will require different needs from your chosen partner

Partners, for this first time, you should break this into spaces first, and then you can move onto the lines after the spaces are solid. Give them immediate feedback on their mistakes or correct answers. 

Version 2:

For this version of learning the clefs, partners should go over the differences and similarities of the two clefs. This can be done verbally or done with a graphic organizer of some sort. Once the two of you have went over your individual clefs, take 2-3 minutes to explain the clef acronym system we use in class. 

Now, I would like for both students to create new acronyms (they don't have to make sense) for the clef they do not play!

Version 3: 

Finally, for this version I would like for you all to go through teaching your partner the clef verbally. You and your partner can take turns doing this, and when you are finished, your partner should attempt to identify a few notes on a piece of paper that you have selected.

The observers job is to watch closely and listen closely here, while the instructor should be very precise in their info. It is important that the instructor explains how they are doing this as well. 

You will be evaluated through on a 15 point grading scale based on the following:

Your accuracy on musictheory.net (attach a photo to a google doc)

Your acronym you created (write this in the same google doc)

and the five question quiz your partner has given you (attach this in a google doc as well)

Each section is worth 5 points.

You can also get five bonus points if you answer this question: "Why do you think we use different clefs as musicians?"

Be thorough in your reasoning here. An answer such as "because that is how we were taught" does not suffice. 

Thank you all for working with each other to learn the clef you don't typically play on! Next week we will refresh this in class with me teaching it, rather than you all to each other. Following that, we will have a short 10 question quiz where you will identify five treble clef notes and five bass clef notes. 

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