The Greek Letter Cards are used to learn the Greek letters used to represent the pitches of parallage. Students using these cards to practice the scale going up and down, as well as different intervals (up two or down two).
This deck is based on the Alphabet Cards from Music Mind Games, by Michiko Yurko. |
The Ni Pa Vou Cards are used to practice intervals without pitch, as well as with pitch. The colors associated with each scale degree help visual learners picture where they are in the scale. The Ni Pa Vou cards prepare students to read notation on parallage.
This deck is based on the Do Re Mi Cards, by Michiko Yurko. |
The Interval Playing cards are used to increase students understanding of the Interval symbols. The interval symbols have parts that are often transformed (reflected or rotated) or moved to a different location. The interval Playing cards help the students get quick at recognizing the value for each symbol through games that increase their memory and quickness.
This deck is based on the Rhythm Playing Cards from Music Mind Games, by Michiko Yurko. |
The Tetrachord Cards are manipulative, physical models for the pitches found in the different modes. These cards more accurately reflect modal theory than traditional scale models. The cards show how different modes function in trichords, tetrachords and pentachords as well as the attractions in the various modes. They help students visualize intervallic relationships during ear training games and because of their manipulative nature, can be used to model mode switches within hymns.
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The Martyries & Fthores Cards are often used in conjunction with other cards so that students learn their function. Students use the Interval Carsd and Martyries Cards to write out different phrases and see how the bottom symbol of the martyria affects intervallic relationships. They are used with three other types of cards to show how fthores function in a phrase. Using the cards allows students to manipulate the phrase and see what changes.
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