Reading the five note minor pentachord scale
I can read and notate the ascending and descending minor pentachord on a simplified stave.
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- Year 5
Reading the five note minor pentachord scale
I can read and notate the ascending and descending minor pentachord on a simplified stave.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Stave notation can tell us the rhythm and pitch of a melody, which we can use to help us perform it accurately.
- The rhythm of notes is the pattern of long and short sounds, and can be represented using ‘Takadimi’.
- We can add pitches to a rhythmic composition using improvisation
Keywords
Stave - lines on which musical notes can be placed
Minor pentachord - the first 5 notes of a minor scale - la ti do re me
Rhythm - the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing
Improvisation - creative, in-the-moment musical composition
Common misconception
When writing out music notation, the exact position of the notes doesn't really matter.
The part that matters the most is the note head - the circle at the bottom of the stick. Where that sits (on a line or space) tells us what pitch to play, so accuracy in where it is placed is important.
Equipment
Pencils, rulers, pitched percussion instruments.
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