# Exact text and tactile routes for eight A4 contour sheets

Use two fixed raised rails labelled LOW and HIGH, with four large numbered slots. The printed filled dot is the chosen pitch; an outlined dot is the unchosen available level. Connecting arrows mean compare two separate short tones, not a slide or continuous sound. Read left to right, one dot per numbered place. Direction cards can be embossed horizontal SAME, up-right UP or down-right DOWN and include the printed word. A neutral adult reads/moves only as the child directs. Fresh-check alternatives give the public task, never the worked answer.

## A · Hold then rise

**File:** print/hold-rise.svg / print/hold-rise.pdf.
**Exact content:** Four-place LOW LOW HIGH HIGH graph with separate dots and three join cards SAME, UP, SAME. HIGH is pitch, not loudness.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | A · Hold then rise | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | LOW | 2 | LOW | 3 | HIGH | 4 | HIGH | THREE JOINS · read left to right | SAME | UP | SAME | Two LOW, then two HIGH. | HIGH names pitch, not loudness. | Four separate short tone plans. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix two raised pitch rails, LOW and HIGH, with four numbered slots. Place broad dots LOW, LOW, HIGH, HIGH. Trace SAME, UP, SAME using a finger or directed adult.

## B · Up, down, up

**File:** print/zigzag.svg / print/zigzag.pdf.
**Exact content:** Four-place LOW HIGH LOW HIGH graph; three join cards UP, DOWN, UP. Each connecting arrow is between separate short tones.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | B · Up, down, up | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | LOW | 2 | HIGH | 3 | LOW | 4 | HIGH | THREE JOINS · read left to right | UP | DOWN | UP | The direction changes twice. | A drawn arrow is not a sliding sound. | Optional cue needs educator approval. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix LOW/HIGH raised rails and broad dots in four slots. Trace each adjacent pair LOW→HIGH, HIGH→LOW, LOW→HIGH.

## C · Hold then fall

**File:** print/hold-fall.svg / print/hold-fall.pdf.
**Exact content:** Four-place HIGH HIGH LOW LOW graph; SAME, DOWN, SAME join cards.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | C · Hold then fall | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | HIGH | 2 | HIGH | 3 | LOW | 4 | LOW | THREE JOINS · read left to right | SAME | DOWN | SAME | One fall sits between same notes. | No score guarantees a listener's feeling. | Child can choose another purpose. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix two raised rails. Place broad HIGH, HIGH, LOW, LOW dots and three direction cards SAME, DOWN, SAME.

## D · Up, same, down

**File:** print/arch.svg / print/arch.pdf.
**Exact content:** LOW HIGH HIGH LOW graph rises, stays and falls; cards UP, SAME, DOWN.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | D · Up, same, down | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | LOW | 2 | HIGH | 3 | HIGH | 4 | LOW | THREE JOINS · read left to right | UP | SAME | DOWN | This score rises, stays, then falls. | The four dots are separate events. | No one has to sing the contour. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix LOW/HIGH rails and four broad dots. Trace UP from 1–2, SAME from 2–3 and DOWN from 3–4.

## E · Keep two versions

**File:** print/revise-one.svg / print/revise-one.pdf.
**Exact content:** First graph LOW HIGH LOW HIGH; second LOW HIGH HIGH HIGH. Only place 3 changes from LOW to HIGH; both versions remain printed.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | E · Keep two versions | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | FIRST · keep this version | HIGH | LOW | 1 | LOW | 2 | HIGH | 3 | LOW | 4 | HIGH | SECOND · only place 3 changes | HIGH | LOW | 1 | LOW | 2 | HIGH | 3 | HIGH | 4 | HIGH | LOW HIGH LOW HIGH becomes LOW HIGH HIGH HIGH. | Change only place 3: LOW to HIGH. | Keep both versions and the child's reason. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Use two fixed raised four-place strips. Leave first intact. In second replace only the place 3 LOW dot with HIGH; compare changed joins.

## F · My four-tone idea

**File:** print/compose-share.svg / print/compose-share.pdf.
**Exact content:** Blank LOW/HIGH four-place graph with three blank join cards and fields for intention and actual share or medium.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | F · My four-tone idea | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | MY THREE JOINS · SAME / UP / DOWN | ________ | ________ | ________ | My intended music idea: __________________ | Actually shared with / medium: __________ | One LOW or HIGH at each place. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix two raised rails and four empty numbered places; child directs one broad LOW or HIGH dot per place and three tactile direction cards.

## Fresh S · Three joins

**File:** check/fresh-s.svg / check/fresh-s.pdf.
**Exact content:** Unfamiliar HIGH LOW LOW HIGH graph with three blank direction cards. Public prompt asks SAME, UP or DOWN for each adjacent join; solution is not printed.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | Fresh S · Three joins | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | HIGH | LOW | 1 | HIGH | 2 | LOW | 3 | LOW | 4 | HIGH | JOIN 1→2, THEN 2→3, THEN 3→4 | ________ | ________ | ________ | Choose SAME, UP or DOWN at each join. | Show all three directions in order. | No sound or volume change is required. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix raised HIGH/LOW rails with HIGH, LOW, LOW, HIGH dots. Offer broad direction cards without placing them for the child.

## Fresh T · Change the last pitch

**File:** check/fresh-t.svg / check/fresh-t.pdf.
**Exact content:** First unfamiliar HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH graph. Second graph is blank. Public brief keeps 1–3, changes last HIGH to LOW and asks new 3→4 direction; answer is not printed.
**Verbatim printed text in layout order:** SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original relative-pitch picture score · quiet route | Fresh T · Change the last pitch | LOW and HIGH are pitches, not volumes. | FIRST · source to keep | HIGH | LOW | 1 | HIGH | 2 | LOW | 3 | HIGH | 4 | HIGH | SECOND · show one changed pitch | HIGH | LOW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Keep 1–3. Change place 4 HIGH to LOW. | Show all four revised marks. | New join 3→4: SAME / UP / DOWN? | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack.
**Tactile alternative:** Fix first raised strip HIGH, LOW, HIGH, HIGH. Offer blank second strip and broad LOW/HIGH cards; child directs one last-place change.

**Evidence limit:** A marked contour and tactile arrows show a pitch plan. Actual pitch hearing, production, comfortable volume, timing and audience receipt require separate real observations.