the five tones, do, re, mi, so and la arranged in an ascending or descending order

a musical thought, like a sentence in a story

the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing

 Task A - Round and Round (Solfege) - faster version

British English CC

Task A - feedback - watch this video

 Round and Round (Solfege) - Slower version

Hill 'n Gully Rider 

Sally Goes Round the Sun - audio

Hill n Gully Rider with Do

Sally go Round the Sun - video of game

Check - echo each line of the song - video

"Here us chugging down the street" - clap and chant the rhythm

Check - sing the solfege and use hand signs- audio

I Have a Car - Actions

"Hear us chugging down the street" - sing the solfege syllables

Round and Round - chant and tap the rhythm

I have a car solfege

 Task A - Round and round  (we must go) - audio

Ame Ame - audio

Ame Ame Example Performance

Ding Dong Diggidiggidong

Warm-ups. 

Tue Tue Call & Echo

Tongo

Notating a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody

Music

Singing major pentatonic folk songs

Singing and identifying the major pentatonic scale

Playing a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody

Improvising a major pentatonic melody

Composing 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? Ta-di and Ta-mi are not the same rhythm.

a marking to play the notes higher or lower

the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock

Match the musical element to its definition.

to help us hear and feel the shape of the phrase rising and falling

Why is it helpful to use hand signs when singing?

How many notes are in the major pentatonic scale?

A {{}} is a song that originates from a particular country, culture or people that is usually passed down orally.

an instrument that you blow to make a sound

an instrument that you strum to make a sound

an instrument that you strike, shake or scrape to make a sound

Starter Quiz

How many notes are in the major pentatonic scale?