a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

a musical thought, like a sentence in a story

to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

to present music, playing or singing for an audience

Watch and listen to this first phrase composition

British English CC

Watch and listen to this final phrase composition

rehearse the middle line - sing and sign the melody - video support

rehearse the middle line- chant and tap the rhythm - audio support

rehearse the middle line - sing and sign the melody - audio support

rehearse the middle line - play the melody - video support

Ame Ame - song audio

Ame Ame - sing the rhythm of the song

I Have a Car 

Warm-ups

Rocky Mountain

Tue Tue 

Composing a major pentatonic melody

Music

Singing major pentatonic folk songs

Singing and identifying the major pentatonic scale

Playing a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody

Notating a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody

Improvising a major pentatonic melody

Pupils discover the power and versatility of the pentatonic scale. Pupils learn that pentatonic music is found around the world and sing pentatonic songs from every continent. A three-line simplified stave is used for notation. Pupils play and compose pentatonic melodies on tuned percussion.

Compose and Create: major pentatonic melodies

True or false? We only need to practise if we have time.

Use big leaps from high notes to low notes

Create a melody that is singable and memorable

What would you recommend to someone trying to compose a melody similar to Ame Ame?

The scale using do, re, mi, so, la in ascending order is called the {{}} scale.

True or false? Stick notation can be used to show rhythm and pitch.

When we write music down, we are __________ the music.

{{}} is the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing.

Which of these is an example of a pitched percussion instrument?

Composing a major pentatonic melody

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