SS's Vocal White Ribbons must successfully demonstrate:

• PST, Part 1, Section I: Sustained Tones (#1: Diatonic Scale)
• PST, Part 1, Section II: Intervals (#3-6: Major Second, Major Third, Perfect Fourth, Perfect Fifth)
• Pitch/Sight-singing: do re mi fa sol, sol fa mi re do; do re, do mi, do fa, do sol (movable)
• Physical Warm-up (stretching, “body as an instrument”)
• Posture (upright posture)
• Respiration (“Singer’s breath” vs. “scared” and “sleepy” breaths)
• Phonation (spoken sound in upper, lower, and middle registers)
• Resonant tone production ([u] vowel)
• Diction (intelligible spoken diction; tongue twisters)
• Complete the 4 Step Song Learning Pattern for two songs (hum melody alone, sing melody on [u, a], speak-sing words in rhythm, sing song with words)
• Recommended rep.: Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Vol. 1: p. 3, p. 42 (medium low key)Max. Range—octave; Max. Tessitura—fifth (following age-sensitive parameters)
• Musical Alphabet
• Sets of 2&3 Black Keys
• Quarter Note
• Right & Left Hand + Fingers
• White Key Names
• Half Note
• Whole Note
• Staff
• Line and Space Notes
• Treble Clef & Treble G
• Time Signature
• Bass Clef & Bass F
• Middle C
• Treble C & Bass C