Study Guides

Unit Summary

This unit develops knowledge and understanding of the instruments of the orchestra. Pupils also learn to play a famous orchestral melody on the keyboard, learning to play and move out of position and they learn to identify from C to octave C on the stave through performance.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to play an orchestral melody in the C position on the keyboard.

Key Notes

• We have played melodies in the C position on the keyboard, identifying the notes C to G on the stave.
• The melody of Going Home frequently uses a dotted crotchet rhythm. It also has quavers, crotchets, minims & semibreves.
• A phrase is a section of a melody. Each phrase in the Going Home melody is 4 bars long.
• Using all 5 fingers helps us play legato, which makes the movement between each note smooth.

Vocabulary To Learn

• stave: a set of five lines used in music to show different notes
• dotted crotchet: a note that lasts for one and a half beats
• phrase: a section of a melody, often 2 or 4 bars long
• legato: when movement between notes is smooth

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils may use the number prompts but not find the correct C position on the keyboard.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Performing the accompaniment for Going Home Study Guide
• Performing the melody and accompaniment for Going Home Study Guide
• The brass family and playing in the F position Study Guide
• The percussion family and performing the full melody Study Guide
• The string family and the woodwind family Study Guide