Year 2 - Music
Placing our new higher note 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 hear the highest note of a song and can place this on a musical stave.
Key Notes
- We use the word pitch to describe how high or low a note is.
- We can show the pitch with actions as we sing to help us hear when the notes are high or low.
- Music can be notated to be remembered for another day and we can use a musical stave to do this.
- We can show so, mi, and la on a musical stave.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pitch: how high or low a note is
- note: a single sound in music
- melody: a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
- stave: lines on which musical notes can be placed
- notation: a way writing music down
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Notes are always placed on the lines of a stave
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We use the word pitch to describe how high or low a note is. We can show the pitch with actions as we sing to help us hear when the notes are high or low.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pitch'
how high or low a note is.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Notes are always placed on the lines of a stave. Correction: Notes can be placed on, above, or below the lines on a stave.
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