Starter quiz
- What is pulse?
- the regular, steady heartbeat of the music ✓
- how fast or slow the music is played
- the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
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- A ______ instrument is played by striking, shaking or scraping.
- 'percussion' ✓
- What is call and response?
- an echo musical structure
- a question and answer musical structure ✓
- when we all sing the same thing together
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- Which rhythm shows Ta-di?
Exit quiz
- Which of these is a pitched percussion instrument?
chime bar ✓
claves
tambourine
- When we create new music, we are...
- performing
- composing ✓
- listening
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- Usually, longer or bigger instruments make a ______ pitched sound.
- 'low' ✓
- Usually, shorter or smaller instruments make a ______ pitched sound.
- 'high' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Pitch is how high or low the note sounds. We can show different pitches with actions as we sing and play.
- Bigger pitched percussion instruments usually make a lower pitched sound.
- Smaller pitched percussion instruments usually make a higher pitched sound.
- When we choose rhythms and notes we are composing a melody.
Common misconception
Bigger or longer instruments usually create a higher pitched sound. Shorter or smaller instruments usually create a lower pitched sound.
Usually, the bigger the instrument, the lower the sound.
Keywords
Pitch - how high or low a note is
Pitched percussion - an instrument that can play musical notes of one or more pitch when we strike it
Melody - a combination of notes that make a memorable tune
Rhythm - the pattern of sounds that we play or sing
Compose - to create music
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