Starter quiz
- Which word do we use to describe high and low notes in music?
- tempo
- volume
- pitch ✓
- beat
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- Match the note names to their pitch.
- so⇔a higher pitch ✓
- mi⇔a lower pitch ✓
- Which answer completes this fact? We can use a stave to write down music. This is called...
- a picture.
- the lyrics.
- notation. ✓
- a song.
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- A melody is made up of high and low ______.
- 'notes' ✓
Exit quiz
- One way of notating music is by placing the notes on lines called a ______.
- 'stave' ✓
- Order these notes from lowest to highest pitch.
- 1⇔mi
- 2⇔so
- 3⇔la
- Which of the following actions best shows the pitch la?
touch your shoulders
touch your knees
touch your head ✓
- Where on the stave is the note mi placed?
- the high line
- the low line ✓
- above the high line
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Lesson Details
Key learning 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.
- 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.
Common misconception
Notes are always placed on the lines of a stave
Notes can be placed on, above, or below the lines on a stave
Keywords
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
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