A hand position when playing the keyboard. The most important features is having your thumb on C.

The main tune or recognisable part in a piece of music.

A set of five lines used in music to show different notes.

Playing a melody in the C position on the keyboard

Music

Playing the melody: Ode to Joy

Playing expressively: Ode to Joy

Adding an accompaniment to a melody

This unit introduces pupils to the keyboard, providing them with a functional understanding to explore sound and apply musical concepts. They learn to perform short melodies, how to find and play in the C position and how to identify middle C to G on the stave through performance.

Keyboard fundamentals

It is to the left of the three black keys

The set of five lines and four spaces on which musical notes are written is called the {{ }}.

When you sing happy birthday the part you are singing is called the {{ }}.

Which note has its own line and sits just underneath the stave?

Name the black note pictured on the stave.

What has changed if a piece of music starts slowly and gets faster?

Which of the following best describes performing to a pulse?

Which of the following is another term for tune?

A {{  }} is a selection of long and short note durations put together in a pattern

Starter Quiz

What does pitch mean?