Beginner’s Course Day 3

Session 3
KNOWLEDGE: Students will know & understand:
1. Introduction to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star:
Learning Outcomes a. With right hand
2. Sargam, its origin, use and methodology to play/sing/practice on
C scale.
a. With right hand
System:
1. PC/Laptop with a working mic and front camera.
2. A 49/61-keys keyboard/digital piano.
Requirements 3. A working Internet connection.
Practice:
1. Self-Practice 15-20 minutes a day to make rapid progress
Qualifying Knowledge
Prerequisite for this lesson include:

● Introduction to Piano and Keyboard - their similarities and

differences
● Introduction to Musical Alphabet and Key Names
● Introduction to Finger Number System for Piano/Keyboard - Left
and Right Hand
● Introduction to the notes of the C scale
● Introduction to Finger Positions for the notes of the C scale with
right hand in ascending and descending order
● Introduction to the Root Note of the C scale
● Introduction to the Repetitive Notes Exercise on C scale with
right hand (each note twice, thrice and four times)
● Introduction to Solfege and repetitive notes exercises for Solfege
on the C scale with right hand

Day 3:

● Introduction to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (With right hand)

● Introduction to Sargam -
Curriculum Structure a. What is Sargam?
b. When did it originate?
c. Why is Sargam Useful?
d. How to sing/practice Sargam over the C scale?
e. Repetitive Notes Exercise for Sargam over the C scale

Points to be taken care of:

Addressing classroom 1. Make sure that all the students grasp and understand the topics
diversity discussed.
2. For gifted students, the facilitator may ask them to practice with
eyes closed/without looking at the keyboard.
 3. For slow learners, the facilitator may follow a more broken-down
approach in which a concept can be further broken down into
smaller concepts and then combined to create the final idea.
4. For differently abled students, the facilitator may ignore little
mistakes, may call parents at regular intervals and motivate
them to continue their learning process.
Day 3:

1. Introduction to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (With right hand)

○ After ensuring that the students understand the
ascending and descending order of the C scale, the
facilitator would begin with the introduction of Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star.
○ This would begin with the facilitator playing an audio of
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Song.
○ The students would be asked to listen to the audio
carefully.
○ The audio can be played more than once if there is such a
requirement.
○ The students would then be introduced to the notes and
finger positions for the song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
○ The facilitator would share the screen and show the
required image.
○ The facilitator needs to explain the content of the image,
especially the notes and the finger number and positions.
○ The facilitator would demonstrate by playing the song
with the right hand, note by note, line by line.
○ The students would then follow along the facilitator.
The Transaction ○ The facilitator is requested to carefully address and clear
any doubts from the student’s side.
2. Introduction to Sargam
○ What is Sargam?
i. Sargam is the Indian equivalent to solfège, a
technique for the teaching of sight-singing. As in
Western moveable-Do solfège, the svara Sa is the
tonic of a piece or scale.
○ When did it originate?
i. Brihaddeshi is a Classical Sanskrit text on Indian
classical music (6th - 8th century AD) attributed to
Matanga Muni. It is the first text that speaks of
raga. It introduced sargam notation. Of the seven
notes, "Sa" is the most firm note.
○ Why is Sargam Useful?
i. The sargam is a technique, used in India
equivalent to solfege, for teaching sight singing.
ii. It is a very effective way to teach the concept of
intervals and the sound of each note of the scale.
iii. It helps build an understanding of how to pitch
notes and know how they should sound.
○ How to sing/practice Sargam over the C scale?
i. The facilitator would demonstrate by singing
sargam over the major scale in the key of C.
 ii. The students would then be asked to play the
major scale in the key of C as they sing
Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa.
iii. The facilitator would sing up and down the scale.
iv. The students would then be asked to play and
sing up and down the scale by following the
facilitator.
○ Repetitive Notes Exercise for Sargam over the C scale
i. Simple repetitive exercises would be introduced
to the students in correspondence with the
previous lesson.
ii. Repeating each note twice: Sa-Sa, Re-Re, Ga-Ga,
Ma-Ma, Pa-Pa, Dha-Dha, Ni-Ni and Sa-Sa.
iii. Repeating each note thrice: Sa-Sa-Sa, Re-Re-Re,
Ga-Ga-Ga, Ma-Ma-Ma, Pa-Pa-Pa, Dha-Dha-Dha,
Ni-Ni-Ni and Sa-Sa-Sa.
iv. Repeating each note 4 times: Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa,
Re-Re-Re-Re, Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga, Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma,
Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa, Dha-Dha-Dha-Dha, Ni-Ni-Ni-Ni and
Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa.
Resources Day 3:

● Introduction to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (With right hand)

 a. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Notes:

b. Right hand finger numbers:

● Introduction to Sargam
 a.

Self-Study/ Day 3:
Assignments/ 1. The students would be required to practice the song, Twinkle
Homework Twinkle Little Star, with the right hand, for at least 5 times each
day till the next session.
2. The students would be required to practice the C scale along
with Sargam
a. [ascending and descending order]
b. [5 times each]
3. The students would be required to practice the Repetitive notes
exercises on C scale along with Sargam
a. [ascending and descending order]
b. [5 times each]
Day 3:
1. Last 5 minutes of the session would be kept aside for a quick
Testing, brush-up of all the concepts discussed in the session.
Measurements 2. The facilitator may ask students a few questions to assess how
& Assessments  much the students have understood the concepts discussed in
the session.