Singing with pitch accuracy
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can sing high and low pitches, matching a leader.
Key learning points
- Singing questions and answers is a form of call and response musical structure.
- A sung question has a melody. When we sing it, our voice moves up and down as we sing different pitches.
- Using pitch actions can help us feel how the pitch moves in the melody.
- Singing questions and answers with the same melody is a good way of practising matching pitch.
Keywords
Singing voice - the voice we use to create musical sounds that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds
Call and response - a question and answer musical structure
Melody - a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
Pitch - how high or low a note is
Common misconception
If I can't match the pitch, it means I am a bad singer!
Matching pitch takes practice. Using pitch actions can help students feel the pitch as they sing and learn to match pitch more accurately.
Teacher tip
There are many ways of feeling or visualising pitch. Using props is a fun and engaging way to help students visualise the pitch moving up and down as they sing.
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