I am excited to announce this collaboration with a fellow TpT Music Teacher who has used S-Cubed for many years. Pamela Weaver, from The Choir Room has created a "belt" system to use with S-Cubed that is a great motivator for the students! She's already uploaded all the belts and bundles to her store, and I have just started uploading them to mine. I'll be rolling out the remaining products and bundles over the coming days and weeks. Here is the product description of the White Belt, which is $5 in my TpT Store.
S-Cubed: Mastery Belt System – White Belt (Lessons 1–3)
A companion to Dale Duncan’s S-Cubed Sight-Singing Program for Beginners
What is this? The S-Cubed: Mastery Belt System is a Karate Belt–style achievement program that works alongside S-Cubed to make student progress visible, measurable, and motivating. Each color level matches a small group of S-Cubed lessons, giving students clear milestones to reach and celebrate—without changing the way you already teach.
Why Teachers Love It:
✅ Breaks the S-Cubed program into small, skill-focused levels
✅ Includes built-in formative checks and a final assessment for every belt
✅ Makes growth visible to students, parents, and administrators
✅ Flexible, editable, and easy to integrate into any teaching style
✅ Supports advocacy by providing concrete evidence of learning
What’s Included (White Belt – Lessons 1–3):
- Student-Friendly Study Guide
- Requirements Checklist
- Formative Assessments
- Final Exam via Google Form (editable)
- Implementation Tips & Teacher Guide
- Print-ready Celebration Tracker with reward ideas
- Assessment links document
- Teacher perspective
Overview: Lessons 1–3 lay the groundwork for everything to come. Students are introduced to foundational concepts like half steps and whole steps, pitch accuracy, Kodály hand signs, and the “Follow the Hand” technique—all without yet reading music. Through fun, repeatable activities like Forbidden Pattern, they begin training their ears while developing strong posture, physical engagement, and vocal awareness. This belt builds comfort with the process, confidence in the classroom structure, and a supportive environment where every student can succeed from day one.
How to Use It: Teach S-Cubed as usual—this program simply adds structure, checkpoints, and celebrations as students earn each new belt.
Follow Our Stores:
- Pamela Weaver – The Choir Room
- Dale Duncan – Music in the Middle with Mr. D
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