Exploring Melody and Pitch Through Play
Foundation Year Music 45 minutes of musical discovery Let's explore high and low sounds together!
WALT (We Are Learning To)
Understand and explore melody and pitch Sing a simple melody clearly and with confidence Identify high and low pitch sounds Use our voices and bodies to express pitch
Warm-Up: What is Pitch?
Pitch means how HIGH or LOW a sound is Birds make HIGH sounds - tweet tweet! Bears make LOW sounds - grrrr! Let's practice with our voices!
Pitch Listening Game
Listen carefully to the music STAND UP when you hear HIGH notes SIT DOWN when you hear LOW notes Use your whole body to show pitch!
Learning Our Melody
Today we'll learn 'Hot Cross Buns' It uses just 3 different notes We'll use our hands to show high and low Listen first, then sing together
Instrument Exploration Time
Explore xylophones and glockenspiels Find the HIGH notes and LOW notes Play your own high-low patterns Create a simple melody together
Movement and Expression
Move your body to show pitch! Reach HIGH when sounds go up Crouch LOW when sounds go down Use scarves to paint the music in the air
What We Discovered Today
"Music is all around us in HIGH and LOW sounds!" We can sing melodies with our voices We can play melodies on instruments We can move our bodies to show pitch