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A Music Street Story they will NEVER forget.You love the idea of music street, but it always feels anticlimactic to give them the solfege note name and no story. I’ve been telling this story to my kids for the last 5 years and finally finished it
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A Music Street Story they will NEVER forget.
You love the idea of music street, but it always feels anticlimactic to give them the solfege note name and no story. I’ve been telling this story to my kids for the last 5 years and finally finished it when I got my first group (shoutout to my 5th graders) to the last notes. One of my kids even teared up saying, “It’s the end of an era.” They love these characters and have even written their own stories for them. My 4th graders think Grandma La is the coolest ever (and scream appropriately every time we talk about her).
I hope that this story is something your kids will love as much as me and mine do. The story incorporates other musical elements for further teaching, even concepts you may not get to in elementary:
– Steps are graded to represent the major scale (WWHWWWH).
– Do is given an name that shows importance of Do to the scale.
– Pentatonic family is given to Re
– The ledgers, sharps and flats are named as parts of the landscape as well as “grandest hills” to introduce the grand staff.
– Solfege in octaves are related to each other with the exception of Ti.
– Timmy Ti has a leader dog to introduce the idea of leading tone.
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Teacher Tip:
I retell the story every time I introduce a new note. I find it helps the kids buy in, the characters come to life and the relationships between notes really stick.
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Katie H. –
Super resource! so thorough!
Andrea H. –
This was a nice resource for my students. Thank you.
My Music Market –
Thank you!
Chelsea A. –
This is something that I have always wanted to do, and I am so glad that you did it first! 🙂 The students love the different stories for each character.
Karen S. –
My students just loved the stories!
Rebecca R. –
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Jennifer C. –
My students really enjoy when someone new moves in. Thanks for this story.
Catharine C. –
Loved to have some story ideas especially for low la and low so!
Katie T. –
Thank you!
Sally G. –
Oh my! My kids loved this! Now I have to “catch-up” the other grades. Thanks for making this.
Milou P. –
Children love stories, just like this one. Thank you so much for making this!
Amanda V. –
Great resource to help my students learn solfege!
Michelle K. –
I love this as an introduction to solfege for my youngest students. It’s a way to take a concept that can be very new and confusing and packaging it in a familiar concept, a story! With my older kids, it’s nice to read the story just to review the old solfege they already knew at the beginning of school. The pictures are so cute and I am so happy with this 🙂
Kirby’s Music Classroom –
What a cute story! I’ve never used a story before, but now that you have it all laid out for me, I am DEFINITLEY going to be using it more often! I already used it with my first graders, and they loved the story! Thank you for this!
Tammy R. –
Excellent visual and story to help students remember the steps and names of the solfege scale. Great way to introduce the different scale steps with additional information for layering with older students.
Laurie D. –
Great story and visuals to teach solfege.
Angela K. –
Love the idea of this! I think I just wish there was more to go with it. The story is cute and the kids enjoy it. I’d definitely pay for more.
Teaching On A String –
My second graders loved this resource and fought over who got to read aloud what happened on each slide! As someone who is new to teaching solfege, this was very helpful – I knew in what order to teach each syllable and my students were engaged in the story throughout. Thanks!
Pamella B. –
My students loved the story! Thank you!
Music with Juli Jazz Hands –
Cute story! Very comprehensive! Fun!!
Stephanie P. –
This is an amazing way to keep students engaged while teaching solfege! All ages love this story! I have students asking often when they are going to meet a new neighbor. This is probably my favorite TPT resource!
Liza S. –
Excellent resource!
Brianna Papia –
A fun way to get my students interested in solfa!
Jennifer P. –
I’ve always used a “Music Street” kind of story to teach the Solfège sequence. I never had any visuals, though. In a quick moment, I found your wonderful resource, downloaded, and used it with my students. Overhead in the cafeteria after a review of So Mi and La, “We just wonder who Mr. Mi, Miss Sol, and Grandma La are going to meet next!” I’d say it was a winner!
Thanks!
Breanne Jeffries –
This is a really cute story that gives a nice visual of the solfege syllables for my younger kids. They really enjoyed reading it together.
Sarah T. –
My students LOVE this story and can’t wait until we can get to the end. I started this with them last school year and are begging me to introduce them to the next “person”. Thank you for creating and sharing this!!
Susan B. –
Great help for teaching solfege! Thanks!
Val O. –
Awesome Resource!!
Andrea A. –
Such a great visual to help present/reinforce solfege. Thank you for this time-saver!!
Jessica W. –
My students love this story! It’s a great way to teach the Solfege names, and they stick with the students.
Little Music Room –
Cute story and graphics, but I wish there were shorter individual stories to teach each pitch in isolation instead of one big story. This gives a nice overview of solfege syllables and how they relate to each other.
Jamie Fratacci –
Great resource for teaching solfege. I used in conjunction with some other game activities, worksheets, and songs. My students asked me every time if we were going to meet a new neighbor on the hill. I will definitely be using this again. Thank you!
Sean Og M. –
Really cute approach to teaching solfege, my kids were really engaged
Emily Salinas –
Kids enjoyed it and seemed to understand as well. I like the characters it is helpful for my young students.
davina A. –
Excited to start introducing the houses on the hill when teaching pitch over the next two terms. Thank you
Rebecca J. –
Super helpful visual and story! It is an engaging way to introduce kids to solfege syllables and concept of high vs. low pitches.
Daniel Hershman Rossi –
This is a valuable and funny way of introducing solfege syllables with a familiar process. I have made my own “music street” visuals before but I like the way these are presented.
Fiona L. –
My students were really engaged with this story. They can’t wait to be introduced to the rest of the residents of Solfege Hill!. A fun way to teach handsigns and solfege. Thanks for creating this.
Moozikl Molly Z –
My students loved the story of Mt. Solfege! It was very helpful for them!
Magic in the Music Room –
This is such a creative and engaging way to teach these melodic concepts!
Andrea F. –
The visual of Mt. Solfege really helps my students figure out notes on the staff!
Emileigh F. –
This is such a creative way to explain solfège, and because it’s in story form, the children are more likely to remember it. I can’t wait to begin sharing this with my students when school starts back in a few weeks. They will be as charmed as I am.
Lauren N. –
I love this–I’ve been using a different story to teach solfege for many years, but it loses steam after Sol, Mi, La. This keeps up the interest while adding more pitches and is super cute!
Megan G. –
This was a fun way to introduce solfeggi to my littles!
Providence C. –
It’s sometimes a little hard to get the slide to change the first time, but it’s an excellent and fun way to review. Big hit!!
Elin M. –
My students really liked this story and connected with the material
Leah H. –
This is a great resource to have! My students love learning through stories.