Su 1 | Singing and Playing Skills 1: Pitch-Matching
Year 1 culminates with a focus on singing and playing skills, with an emphasis on pitch-matching during the summer term. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s goal of nurturing vocal and instrumental abilities. Pupils refine their pitch-matching skills, preparing them …
Overview
Year 1 culminates with a focus on singing and playing skills, with an emphasis on pitch-matching during the summer term. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s goal of nurturing vocal and instrumental abilities. Pupils refine their pitch-matching skills, preparing them to sing and play simple melodies and harmonies in the upcoming year. This unit builds on their knowledge of high and low pitches, encouraging them to become more confident musicians.
Expected Standards:
- Play untuned instruments (e.g. percussion) in a classroom setting with a steady beat.
- Demonstrate basic coordination when using classroom instruments like shakers and claves.
- Begin to explore playing simple rhythms or melodies on tuned instruments (e.g. glockenspiel) with guidance.
Lesson structure
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Rhyme
- Core Song
- Call and Response Song
- Song
- Listening with Guided Movement
- Plenary
- Goodbye song
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Course Features
- Lectures 6
- Quiz 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 9
- Assessments Yes
