Wonder Dash Robot Solfege Practice

Here are the guidelines:
1) Have students practice listening to the teacher sing solfege syllables so, mi, la and do. Then have them echo sing as well as use Curwen hand signs when echoing the teacher.
2) Have students take out laminated musical staff paper and bingo chips. Sing solfege patterns using these syllables to the students, and have them notate these patterns on the staff paper with the bingo chips.
3) Introduce the Wonder Dash Robot with the xylophone extension. Using the Xylo Wonder app, code musical solfege patterns (using the syllables mentioned above) that the robot will play for the students, and have them notate what the robot is playing on their musical staves using bingo chips.
4) Have the students break into groups of 2-3 with their musical staves and bingo chips. Hand out one iPad and one Wonder Dash robot with the xylophone extension per group. Show students how to pair the app with the extension, and teach them how to code these patterns with the notes so, mi, do and la into the app. Have students take turns with one person being the coder and the other person/people in the group decoding their pattern. Try to have the students not show what they are coding, so that the other group members can decode by listening to what is being played.

Once students are comfortable doing this, have them try other solfege syllables as well. Have fun!