meloktaLearning goal
Finds the F and G bars by name, plays C–D–E–F–G going up and down, and picks the named note out of five.
Topic
The staircase gets longer! After E come two new bars: F and G.
Prior knowledge
Can find the C, D and E bars.
Teacher note
F is right next to E; on the xylophone (as on the piano’s white keys) there is no gap between them, because this diatonic xylophone only has the ‘white key’ notes. Have students play the five-note staircase slowly first, then at normal speed.
Lesson steps
- F is to the right of E. Strike it.
- Now G: to the right of F.
- Five steps up: from C to G.
- Five steps down: from G to C.
- Swing
- Mixed up: strike the bar whose name you see.