Use after saving the first response. Both checks sample a planned three-section form. They are not a Music achievement-standard judgment, hearing test, performance observation or evidence of actual audience. A neutral adult can read symbols but cannot choose a matching card.
Check Return 1
The third section RETURN = H H, an exact ordered copy of OPENING H H. The middle is L H; its first event L contrasts with the opening's first H, while the second H stays. Accept a child pointing rather than saying this. A paper limitation can be “we do not know if it played,” “we do not know how someone heard it,” “we do not know whether it was comfortable” or “we do not know if anyone received it.” If the child only sees that sections share an H but misses the two-mark order, reteach with a different pair and two fixed columns.
Check Return 2
The final pair must be A B: opening A B, contrasting middle B B, exact return A B. The middle's first source mark B differs from opening's first A; second B holds. Accept broad round/striped cards, AAC or neutral scribe. The key is invented sound source, not a real instrument or community work. A child's own musical intention can be “the first sound recipe comes back at the end,” a fictional story idea or another child-owned explanation; no emotion word is required. A paper score does not prove timbre perception or that an audience received a performance. If final B A appears, use after-check practice with clearly paired first-to-first and second-to-second slots; retain the first response.
| Day | Evidence to retain | Useful next invitation |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Three-section grouping and child opening pair. | Try another two-card opening. |
| 102 | Opening/final pairs and order check. | Put a distinct middle between them. |
| 103 | All six cards, middle contrast and exact return. | Change a different middle mark. |
| 104 | Chosen row, exact-return or different-ending explanation. | Overlay two pairs if order is unclear. |
| 105 | First Return 1 response, route, match, contrast and paper limit. | Use after-check new pairs, not R1 again. |
| 106 | Planned score and actual event/comfort fields only when true. | Keep actual sound separate from score reading. |
| 107 | Source-key six-card score and child's match explanation. | Try same rule with another familiar key. |
| 108 | Child's first score, key, intention, middle difference and exact return. | Offer a willing reader if child wants. |
| 109 | Actual recipient/medium and/or real work/source/response if any. | Hold FE01/FP01 otherwise. |
| 110 | First Return 2 final pair, middle difference, idea/limit and route. | Try a different after-check blank-return pair. |