lines on which musical notes can be placed

a new piece of music that has been created

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern

British English CC

Au Clair De La Lune played

Elevator sung

Hot cross buns and rhythmic ostinato

Rhythm ta di

Rhythm takadi

Rhythm example composition 2

A Sailor Went to Sea Warm Up

Ghost of Tom

Reading and playing major melodies

Music

Major tonalities

Major melodies and the major pentachord

Reading the five note major pentachord scale

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

horizontal lines that musical notes are placed on

the lines on which musical notes are placed

the first five notes of the major pentachord

the first three notes of the major scale - do, re and mi

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

the first five notes of the minor scale - la, ti, do, re and mi

the five notes of the pentatonic scale - do, re, mi, so and la

What would be the correct way of chanting this rhythmic pattern?

any instrument played by striking, scraping or shaking

an instrument that can play musical notes of one or more pitch when we strike it

an instrument you blow into that plays a note

an instrument where you pluck a string to play a note

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet