Click here to see available licenses.įor more info on how you can use these images, please click here to read our terms of use. Credit is required unless you also purchase a special 'no-credit-required' license. You may use these images for commercial use, including in your TeachersPayTeachers products. Click here for help with unzipping files. Please note: this clip art set is delivered in a zipped file. The print ready hand sign pages are JPEG files. These Kodaly / Curwen hand signs come in PNG (transparent background) formats. The hand signs may seem funny, but there’s a real purpose to them. You’ll also get some helpful hints to remember which hand signs accompany each syllable. Use these hand sign graphics to create posters, charts, music theory worksheets, sight-singing aids, song charts, visuals, etc. In this week’s video, Hoffman Academy teacher Stephanie will take you through the major scale in solfège, introducing you to the hand signs. You may use this as a reference sheet included in your products as long as the copyright is not removed. White line, no fill (look good on dark backgrounds)Ī print-ready page of the complete scale (in several variations) is also included.Each note here has its own page in the book. The size of the cut-out will be 8.5x11 inches.
Cut out the gestures charts and use them as a visual aid for yourself, your kids or your students. These chromatic hand signs include the following commercial-use graphics:Ī complete set of 25 hand signs in the following colors: This is a set of chromatic hand signs (Glover - Curwen - Kodaly) perfect for music teachers and choir directors. do, ti, te, la, le, so, se, fa, mi, me, re, ra, do). (The images do not have the syllables written on them so are usable even if you prefer an alternate labelling system for the flatted notes. (If there is a different hand sign you use, please let me know and I'll do my best to add it to the pack.)ĭo, di, re, ri, mi, fa, fi, so, si, la, li, ti, doĭo, ti, taw, la, law, so, saw, fa, me, maw, re, raw, do There is a lot of variation in the teaching of chromatic hand signs, therefore, several variations have been included. This is a complete set of chromatic hand signs (Curwen / Kodaly) perfect for music teachers and choir directors. This will help with playing and singing.Kodaly / Curwen Hand Signs- Chromatic (Kodaly Hand Signs) Clip Art The hand signal for a chromatic note will be at the level between the diatonic note that is before it and after it.Īdditionally, I include the tonal chromatic ladder to help you visualize the sequences and intervals between the tones in musical scales. The reverse shows a human figure illustrating the hand position. One side of the page shows the Kodaly hand sign together with note name and staff position. You can make the signs with one hand or both based on your and your students’ preference. This kinesthetic method of developing aural skills encourages inner hearing – hearing words, melodies, and sounds in our minds without the actual sounds being present. These are notated by the black keys on the piano. In between these notes, there are some half-steps or chromatic notes. Kodaly’s modification allowed children to see the actual height and depth of the pitches. We normally call them by their letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The solfege hand sign system was first developed by John Curwen and then modified by Kodály to add chromatic alterations together with upward and downward head movements. This e-book presents the full range of solfege hand signs, both diatonic and chromatic.ĭo, di, re, ri, me, mi, fa, fi, se, sol, si, le, la, li, te, ti, do A singer makes a specified shape with their hand to represent each tone of the seven-note solfege system. By associating hearing and reading of pitches with playing/singing, they establish a physical association between these elements. Solfege (or Sol-fa), Glover, Curwen, and Kodaly hand signs are used in music to represent the different pitches of a tonal scale. You can post these cut-outs on the wall and your children can understand and use them on their own. Each note here has its own page in the e-book. The size of the cut-out will be 8.5x11 inches (22x28 cm).