Year 2 - Music
Notating four notes on a simplified musical stave
Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch
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Unit Summary
This unit uses singing games to introduce pupils to pitch on a three-line simplified stave. Pupils identify the shape of the melodies and, through guided instruction, take dictation of these on the simplified stave, focusing on pitch and syllables but not rhythm.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the notes of a four note song and place these notes on a musical stave.
Key Notes
- Using pitch actions as we sing can help us hear the patterns of high and low notes.
- We can show how high or low a note is on a musical stave.
- We can place do, mi, so, and la on the stave to notate a song.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pitch: how high or low a note is
- melody: a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
- note: a single sound in music
- stave: lines on which musical notes can be placed
- notation: a way of writing music down
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The word low is sometimes associated with quiet.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Using pitch actions as we sing can help us hear the patterns of high and low notes. We can show how high or low a note is on a musical stave.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pitch'
how high or low a note is.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The word low is sometimes associated with quiet. Correction: The word low refers to pitch.
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