Starter quiz
- Which of the following pitch actions best shows the note mi?
- The lines on the stave show us if a note has a high or low ______.
- 'pitch' ✓
- Match the note to its pitch.
- mi⇔a low pitch ✓
- so⇔a high pitch ✓
- la⇔a higher pitch ✓
- A melody is made up of high and low pitch ______.
- beats
- rhythms
- notes ✓
- staves
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Exit quiz
- Which note has a lower pitch?
- mi
- do ✓
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- Which pitch action best shows the note do?
- touch your shoulders
- touch your toes ✓
- touch your knees
- touch your head
- Order the notes from lowest to highest pitch.
- 1⇔do
- 2⇔mi
- 3⇔so
- 4⇔la
- Match the note to where it is placed on the stave.
- mi⇔on the low line ✓
- so⇔on the high line ✓
- do⇔on the lower line ✓
- la⇔on top of the high line ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The notes we sing can be high pitch or low pitch.
- We can show the pitch with actions as we sing to help us hear when the notes are high or low.
- We can show how high or low a note is on a musical stave.
- We can place do on a musical stave, and we know that it has a lower pitch than mi.
Common misconception
The word low is sometimes associated with quiet.
The word low refers to low pitch.
Keywords
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
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