Perfect Pitch Development

PPD – Perfect Pitch Development | Level 3 (Ages: 11–14 months) Curriculum:

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Subject Area: Perfect Pitch Development (PPD)  

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Subject Area: Perfect Pitch Development (PPD)  

Goal: To continue developing early pitch recognition, tonal memory, and vocal responsiveness using age-appropriate pitch-focused activities.

Format: Weekly sessions (4x per week), 16 weeks  

Tools Used: Solfa syllables, baby glockenspiel, pitch bells, voice matching, tonal echo, vocal imitation, piano tones, vocal call-and-response.

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Semester 1 (Weeks 1–8)

Week 1

- Echo Matching: Solfa syllables (do–mi–so)  

- Tone Discovery: High vs Low  

- Piano tone matching: single notes  

- Vocal Glides: ascending/descending “ah–ee–oo”  

Week 2

- Tonal Play with Pitch Bells  

- Echo Back: do–so–mi–la  

- Vocal Slides with hand movement  

- Listening Game: Identify "Same or Different" tones

Week 3 

- Identify pitch direction: Up vs Down  

- Sound Box: Match tone to object color  

- Sing Along with Matching Intervals  

- Pitch Ladder Game (climbing tones with movement)

Week 4

- Introduction to Note Names: C, D, E  

- Vocal Echo with real piano notes  

- Bell Ring-and-Stop game (tonal attention)  

- Matching Song: “C–C–G–G–A–A–G” (Twinkle tune intro)

Week 5 

- Pitch Storytime: Voice movement for characters

- Single-note identification: C vs G  

- Perfect pitch cards (picture + tone)  

- Song Focus: “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (C–B–A–B–C–C–C)

Week 6

- Tone Matching Game: Find the sound  

- Rhythm + Pitch combo clapping  

- Solfa Imitation Exercise: do–re–mi  

- "Echo Me" Call-and-Response mini recitals

Week 7

- Piano Key Association (C major scale tones)  

- Match animal sounds to pitch height  

- Circle time pitch bells  

- Play with intervals: “do–mi”, “do–fa”

Week 8

- Test of Applied Pitch: Match 3 pitches  

- Echo Me Recap: Intervals and glides  

- Recital Sing-along: Songs with focused pitch tones  

- Group tone train (children imitate tones one after another)

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Semester 2 (Weeks 9–16)

Week 9 

- Solfa + Visual Cue Cards (color-coded)  

- Baby Glockenspiel Play-Along (3 tones)  

- Introduction to “do” home note concept  

- Voice Mimic Game with caregivers

Week 10

- Songs with Emphasis on One Note (e.g., “Row Row Row” on ‘C’)  

- Same/Different Pitch Sorting  

- Tone Box Play: Find "High C"  

- Mini solo call-response turn-taking

Week 11 

- Repeat-after-me: random tone calls  

- Tempo + Pitch Practice  

- Match Baby Voice to Piano Note  

- Guided listening: instrument pitch awareness

Week 12  

- Introduce Scale Shape: do–re–mi–fa

- Play-along Song: “Hot Cross Buns” (E–D–C)  

- Glissando Voice Rides  

- Song Imitation Drill

Week 13 

- Create a “Tone Family” Chart  

- Pitch Paths: Movement-based pitch direction  

- Harmonizing Attempt: “do–so” with caregiver  

- Sound Cue Walk: Move to tone played

Week 14  

- 3-Tone Singing (do–mi–so) challenge  

- Guided Piano Play: identify notes C, D, E  

- Sound Shape Drawing (draw lines to match pitch)  

- Instrument Imitation

Week 15 

- Pitch Tests: Identify familiar tones by ear  

- Recap echo games  

- Peer pitch call-and-response  

- Sing + Point (match tone on piano + vocal)

Week 16

- Semester Recital:  

  - Song Performance with 2–3 pitch targets  

  - Tone Ladder Drill  

  - Caregiver + Baby Duet  

- PPD Certificate of Participation  

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