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Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo video

Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo Chant

Example rhythm composition

Ding Dong Diggidiggidong

Tongo

Warm-Ups

Composing and notating a major melody

Music

Major tonalities

Major melodies and the major pentachord

Reading the five note major pentachord scale

Reading and playing major melodies

Reading and performing major melodies

In this unit, pupils explore the tonality of a major melody through listening to a range of music. Pupils learn the major pentachord, the first five notes of the scale, on tuned percussion. They use this new scale to compose and notate short melodies.

Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave

feature as many different notes as possible

A good note for melodies with a major tonality to start on is ...

True or false? Using repetition in a composition makes the music sound more organised.

the first five notes of the major scale: do, re, mi, fa, so

creative, in-the-moment musical composition

a repeating musical pattern which can be rhythmic or melodic

Match the following musical terms to their definition.

a new piece of music that has been created

a performance of a song that you have learned

The horizontal lines that notes are placed on is called a {{}}.

Composing and notating a major melody

Lesson outcome