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

a series of notes arranged in an ascending or descending order

a specific musical tonality that might be described as joyous, bright or cheerful

Ame Ame (sing the echoes)

Minor Pentatonic Scale 

British English CC

Hill 'n Gully Rider 

Sally Go Round the Sun - game

Sally Go Round the Sun - audio

Raag Dhurga Scale

Kumoijoshi Scale

Dorian Pentatonic Scale

 Tideo Clapping Game - audio

Bounce High, Bounce Low - pitch actions

Bounce High, Bounce Low - Solfege - audio

Bounce High solfege actions

Ickle Ockle Body Pitch actions

Ickle Ockle Pitch Actions - audio

Ickle Ockle solfege echo

Ickle Ockle solfege echo - audio

Rico's Pizza Restaurant - audio

Thank you for your order

Rico's Pizza Restaurant - solfege

Rico's Pizza Restaurant Solfege actions

Major pentatonic Ascending

Major pentatonic scale

Major Pentatonic scale Solfege

Round and Round - audio

Round and Round (caribbean folk song) circle game

Round and Round 1st line Solfege - audio

Round and Round 1st line Solfege

Round & Round 1 & 3rd line Solfege - audio

Round and Round 1 and 3rd line Solfege

Round & Round 2 & 4th line Solfege

 Round and Round 2 and 4th line Solfege

 Lemonade pitch actions 

Lemonade solfege - video

Lemonade solfege - audio

Bounce High, Bounce Low - audio

Lemonade audio

Tue Tue Call & Echo 

Tongo 

Ding Dong Diggidiggidong

Warm-ups

Singing and identifying the major pentatonic scale

Music

Singing major pentatonic folk songs

Playing a dotted rhythm major pentatonic melody

Notating 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

When we play the notes of a scale going down, we are playing the {{}} scale.

Many folk songs from all around the world use {{}} scales.

True or false? Pentatonic scales are a new type of scale to help children learn and understand notes.

Before we sing and make music, it is really important to {{}}.

Call and response is a __________ musical structure.

Folk songs come from all around the world.

Folk songs are usually shared and remembered by notating them.

Folk songs are usually passed down by the oral tradition.

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

Singing and identifying the major pentatonic scale

Lesson outcome

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