Add Half the Base Duration
In the supplied Western notation model, one dot adds half the undotted note’s duration.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Dotted Values, Pitch Distance, Retrograde, and Objectives
Move from labels to transformations and reasons. Calculate dotted durations, compare semitone positions, reverse an ordered movement motif and connect a fictional character’s goal and obstacle to a playable action.
Before you begin
- Add fractions; follow ordered lists; distinguish a goal from an emotion word.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Subtract Ordered Pitch Positions
Supplied equal-step pitch numbers rise by one semitone per unit.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Reverse a Motif’s Event Order
Retrograde reverses the order of the stated events.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Choose an Action from Want and Obstacle
An objective names what a fictional character wants.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Dotted Values, Pitch Distance, Retrograde, and Objectives
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.