Cyberspace Detective by Anand: Lesson Ideas

3. Week 3 & 4 – Reading

Random notation is provided to the pupil to develop their note reading skills. 

You can ask your pupil to read these random notes that appear in Cyberspace Detective, and add the letter names below each note. 

Here's a quick sight-reading example, with some similar patterns from Cyberspace Detective included. 

Here is a short study, with some similar patterns from Cyberspace Detective included. You may wish to give your pupil a week or so to learn this to prepare for the Grade 1 piece.

Test your pupils' understanding by making an activity sheet to accompany this piece. Here are some ideas you could include

• Naming notes from the piece, this could be via flashcards or other activities you already do in your lessons. 
• Can your pupils write and explain the following note values; a crotchet, a minim, a dotted minim, a semibreve and four quavers beamed together. 
• Think about the dynamics in the piece, can your pupil identify the auditory differences between mp, p, f and ff in your playing, and in their own playing? What do the symbols mean?
• Does your pupil know what c.=116 means and can they find this tempo?
• Does your pupil know what subito means?
• Can they draw, and do they understand the following terms and signs; crescendo, decrescendo, pause, tenuto, accent, tie
• Can they draw a 4/4 time signature, and do they understand what this is telling them?