Compose and Create: composing a major melody on a stave

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Major tonalities

I can identify a major melody and describe its character.

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Major melodies and the major pentachord

I can read, sing and play the major pentachord and know it uses the first five notes of the major scale.

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Reading the five note major pentachord scale

I can read and notate the ascending and descending major pentachord on a simplified stave.

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Reading and playing major melodies

I can read and play major melodies on tuned percussion.

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Composing and notating a major melody

I can compose and notate a major melody considering the use of steps and leaps, repetition and melodic shape.

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Reading and performing major melodies

I can perform my major melody composition with increasing accuracy and a steady pulse.

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