meloktaLearning goal
Plays the eight bars in order in both directions and tells that the sound gets higher from left to right and lower from right to left; compares two sounds as low or high.
Topic
The bars of a xylophone are like a staircase: going from left to right, the sounds get higher.
Prior knowledge
Can strike a bar with a mallet.
Teacher note
Ask students to look at the length of the bars: a shorter bar means a higher sound. Pitch (high–low) should not be confused with volume (loud–quiet). The ‘Listen slowly’ button plays the example slowly.
Lesson steps
- Climb the stairs: strike every bar in order from left to right.
- Now go back down: from right to left.
- Listen to the two marked bars. Which one is HIGHER? Strike it.
- This time, which one is LOWER? Strike it.
- Is the mystery sound low or high? Strike the bar you heard.