Lesson 3: Pitch up

Children learn how to identify pitches within an octave by exploring the pitch and tempo of the song 'Do-Re-Mi' and the war-time song 'The White Cliffs of Dover'

Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To identify pitches within an octave when singing

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
  • Use and understand staff and other musical notations

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: If any children in the class read music confidently, pair them with children needing extra support.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Can do the Extension activity described in the Main event. Encourage them to add note names to the activity in the Main event.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Sarah Frecknall,  
Music specialist
Sarah Frecknall is a specialist music teacher, currently working in a primary school teaching music from Nursery to Year 6.  Sarah started her teaching career as a Year 3 class teacher, and her music career as a professional jazz singer,…
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