High and low notes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify high and low notes and know that melodies have different pitches.
Key learning points
- When we sing a song, our voices go higher or lower to form the melody.
- We can follow the shape of the melody with movements or actions to show higher or lower.
- When we talk about high and low in music, we use the word pitch.
Keywords
Note - a single sound in music
Pitch - how high or low a note is
Melody - a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
Common misconception
High and low refers to volume (loud and quiet).
High and low refers to pitch.
Teacher tip
Our songs this unit focus on the toneset do, mi, so, la. Solfège syllables help us to hear the relationship and interval between notes. Solfège syllables are not fixed notes meaning we can explore the relationship between notes by singing in any key. For this reason, our starting notes will vary.
Equipment
A large ball
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following activities help us warm up for music?
Q2.Which type of voice should we use for each activity?
singing voice
speaking voice
speaking voice
singing voice
Q3.When we tap and move to the steady pulse, we are playing and moving on the...
Q4.Which of the following make a high pitch sound?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How do you know you are warmed up for music?
Q2.Which of the following has a melody?
Q3.What is the word we use to describe high and low in music?
Q4.Which word completes this sentence? The melodies we sing are made up of high and low...
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