a system of naming pitches so we can recognise patterns by ear, e.g. so mi do

the first 5 notes of a major scale - do re mi fa so

an instrument that can play musical notes of one or more pitch when we strike it, for example, a glockenspiel

Hot Cross Buns

British English CC

Hot Cross Buns instrumental

Hot cross buns Solfege

Frere Jaques 1 Solfège

Frere Jaques 2 Solfège

Inanay Solfège

LSO Beethoven Ode to Joy Clip 1

Ode to Joy viola melody

Ode to Joy sung

Ode To Joy Glockenspiel

Warm Up Cycle

H.E.L.L.O

Dr Knickerbocker

Major melodies and the major pentachord

Music

Major tonalities

Reading the five note major pentachord scale

Reading and playing major melodies

Composing and notating a major melody

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

Which five notes are in the major pentachord?

Which Solfège note does the following hand symbol refer to?

Which of the following is NOT a pitched percussion instrument?

Try and play your melody as quickly as you can straight away.

try to guess the melody without first listening to it.

play slowly at first, and to a steady tempo.

What is the best method for learning to play a melody on an instrument?

to prepare your body, voice and mind for singing and playing instruments

to prepare just your voice for singing and playing instruments

Why should you warm up before a music lesson?

a group of notes organised around the pitch do

a group of notes organised around the pitch la

a group of notes organised around the pitch so

a group of notes organised around the pitch re

Which of these terms means a melody has notes going up?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Major melodies and the major pentachord

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.