Keyboard fundamentals
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Why this why now
Pupils continue to develop their performance skills and how to practise and rehearse. They start to develop keyboard fluency and extend their understanding of melodic shape and phrasing, learning simple approaches to performing with expression. They learn an ABA structured melody developing their sense of how music can be put together successfully.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that the melody is the main tune in a piece of music
- Pupils know the terms pitch, tempo and dynamics and structure
- Pupils have experience of performing music while keeping time
- Pupils know that a phrase is a section of music and gives structure to the music
Threads
Why this why now
Pupils continue to develop their performance skills and how to practise and rehearse. They start to develop keyboard fluency and extend their understanding of melodic shape and phrasing, learning simple approaches to performing with expression. They learn an ABA structured melody developing their sense of how music can be put together successfully.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that the melody is the main tune in a piece of music
- Pupils know the terms pitch, tempo and dynamics and structure
- Pupils have experience of performing music while keeping time
- Pupils know that a phrase is a section of music and gives structure to the music
Keyboard fundamentals
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.
4 lessons in unit
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