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Year 1
The Highs and Lows of Pitch
Lesson 2
Lesson 2: To explore pitched instruments to develop understanding of pitch
Year 1 – The Highs and Lows of Pitch
Key Vocabulary – Pitch, high, low, instruments
Lesson 2: To explore pitched instruments to develop understanding of pitch
Outcomes
I can listen with attention to sounds
I can identify high and low sounds
I can find high and low sounds on a pitched percussion instrument
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Do now
As a class discuss the following questions:
Sing
Warm up Voices
Call
Response
Call
Response
Sing
Watch
John William’s Harry Potter Theme
Discuss what instrument is playing the melody
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Information
The flute is a member of the woodwind family.
It was originally made of wood but today is more likely to be made of metal.
It is high pitched and can sound bright and smooth
A piccolo is a ‘baby’ flute. Large, longer flutes include alto, bass and contrabass flutes
Information
The longer the instrument the lower the sound
The shorter the instrument, the higher the sound
So, the longer the string, the lower the sound.
The shorter the string, the higher the sound
Low
High
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Do
Do
Investigate a pitched percussion instrument:
What is it called?
How do you play it?
How are different pitches made?
Where are high sounds? Where are low sounds?
Long and left = LOW
Short and right = HIGH
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Time to Talk:
What did you learn in this lesson?
Name a high-pitched instrument
Is a violin high or low pitched?
Task
Explore a given space to find 2 things that make high pitched sounds and 2 things that make low pitched sounds.
Share
How confident are you?
I can listen with attention to sounds
I can identify high and low sounds
I can find high and low sounds on a pitched percussion instrument
1. Very confident
2. Unsure
3. Not confident