The invented key is V = VERY SOFT = one dot and S = SOFT = two dots. Dots are tactile/visual labels for relative planned dynamics, never a number of sounds, pitch height or measured room level. Use broad fixed numbered slots and large raised-dot cards; an adult moves only as directed. The score-planning goal is available without sound, screen or printer. Fresh-check routes disclose the public task but no worked answer. Candidate WAV playback has a separate human-listening/volume hold.
A · Two nearby dynamic levels
File: print/level-legend.svg / print/level-legend.pdf. Exact content: V is one dot/very soft; S is two dots/soft. Both use a planned soft range and a fixed note/source/timing. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | A · Two nearby dynamic levels | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | V · VERY SOFT | S · SOFT | ONE DOT | TWO DOTS | Both marks stay in a planned soft range. | Same note, source, event time and duration. | A mark cannot tell how loud a real device was. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Use one broad raised-dot V card and one broad two-raised-dot S card. Name the full words, and let the child choose one for a fixed sound event.
B · Lift and release lanes
File: print/level-lanes.svg / print/level-lanes.pdf. Exact content: Two four-place rows: V V S S is a gentle lift; S S V V is a gentle release. Every place has a planned event. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | B · Lift and release lanes | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | LIFT · VERY SOFT TO SOFT | PLACE 1 | V | PLACE 2 | V | PLACE 3 | S | PLACE 4 | S | RELEASE · SOFT TO VERY SOFT | PLACE 1 | S | PLACE 2 | S | PLACE 3 | V | PLACE 4 | V | Point to the gap where each level changes. | Every card is one planned sound event. | No event is silent; actual sound needs a trial. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Fix two four-slot raised strips. First set one, one, two, two raised-dot cards; second set two, two, one, one. Child marks the change gap on each.
C · Two dynamic shapes
File: print/shape-compare.svg / print/shape-compare.pdf. Exact content: Four-place V V S S and V S V S rows share first and last marks but differ first at place 2. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | C · Two dynamic shapes | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | ROW A · ONE LIFT | PLACE 1 | V | PLACE 2 | V | PLACE 3 | S | PLACE 4 | S | ROW B · THREE CHANGES | PLACE 1 | V | PLACE 2 | S | PLACE 3 | V | PLACE 4 | S | Both rows start V and end S. | The first differing card is at place 2. | Choose a shape for your own musical idea. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Use two fixed tactile strips and compare corresponding slots; the child chooses a score for their own idea.
D · Plan, actual event, comfort
File: print/actual-trial.svg / print/actual-trial.pdf. Exact content: Three separate empty fields for planned mark, actual heard or made event, and comfort or choice; not tried is allowed. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | D · Plan, actual event, comfort | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | KEEP THESE THREE KINDS OF INFORMATION APART | 1 · PLANNED MARK | V / S / your own score: ___ | 2 · ACTUALLY HEARD OR MADE | Not tried / child's exact words: ___ | 3 · COMFORT AND CHOICE | Not tried / child's exact words: _______ | A planned mark does not fill an actual observation. | No-sound is a complete route for score planning. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Make three broad labelled fields. A plan token goes only in the first. Leave the other fields empty or use a NOT TRIED card unless a safe event occurs.
E · Revise one level mark
File: print/move-lift.svg / print/move-lift.pdf. Exact content: First row V V S V; revised row V S S V. Only place 2 changes, bringing the lift earlier while the final release stays. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | E · Revise one level mark | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | FIRST SCORE · KEEP IT VISIBLE | PLACE 1 | V | PLACE 2 | V | PLACE 3 | S | PLACE 4 | V | REVISED SCORE · CHANGE ONLY PLACE 2 | PLACE 1 | V | PLACE 2 | S | PLACE 3 | S | PLACE 4 | V | The lift moves earlier: after 2 to after 1. | The release remains after place 3. | Same note, source, spacing and duration. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Keep the original raised strip visible. On a second strip replace only place 2 one-dot V with two-dot S; compare all four corresponding slots.
F · My soft dynamic score
File: print/make-share.svg / print/make-share.pdf. Exact content: Four blank numbered V/S slots and separate fields for own idea, actual test, and actual recipient if chosen. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | F · My soft dynamic score | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | MY FOUR PLANNED LEVELS | PLACE 1 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 2 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 3 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 4 | ? | V OR S | KEY: V = ONE DOT · S = TWO DOTS | My musical idea: ____ | Actually tested / what happened: __ | Received by / medium, if chosen: __ | It is okay to keep this private or silent. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Offer four fixed blank numbered slots and broad V/S dot cards. Child directs the order; actual-trial and recipient fields stay blank until true.
Fresh W · Read an unfamiliar path
File: check/fresh-w.svg / check/fresh-w.pdf. Exact content: New five-place S V V S V row with four unmarked change-gap boxes and a paper-evidence question. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | Fresh W · Read an unfamiliar path | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | NEW FIVE-PLACE LEVEL PATH | PLACE 1 | S | PLACE 2 | V | PLACE 3 | V | PLACE 4 | S | PLACE 5 | V | MARK EVERY GAP WHERE LEVEL CHANGES | ? | ? | ? | ? | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS. | Read all five places, then inspect four gaps. | What can the paper not prove about real sound? | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Fix five raised cards: two, one, one, two, one dots. Leave all four gaps empty for independent child markers; read the paper-limit question neutrally.
Fresh X · One soft highlight
File: check/fresh-x.svg / check/fresh-x.pdf. Exact content: Blank four-place V/S score with public brief: exactly one S and three V, child chooses the S position. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | Original V/S dynamic key · no-sound route | Fresh X · One soft highlight | Dots show planned level, never pitch or measured volume. | V = VERY SOFT / ONE DOT; S = SOFT / TWO DOTS | MAKE YOUR OWN FOUR-PLACE LEVEL PATH | PLACE 1 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 2 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 3 | ? | V OR S | PLACE 4 | ? | V OR S | KEY: V = ONE DOT · S = TWO DOTS | Use exactly ONE S and THREE V marks. | You choose the S place; show the whole order. | Tell one musical idea for your choice. | What can paper not tell us about real sound? | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Tactile alternative: Offer four blank fixed slots, one two-dot S and three one-dot V cards. Do not place any card or supply a model answer; the child directs all placements.
Evidence limit: Cards and printed scores show intended levels. Actual hearing, production, comfort, audience receipt and source-context inquiry need separate observations.