meloktaLearning goal
Plays short melodies written with the five notes from C to G, using the names and then the staff, and performs one of them in tempo.
Topic
You can play so much with five bars! Three little melodies are waiting for you.
Prior knowledge
Can find the bars from C to G; knows quarter and half notes.
Teacher note
The melodies were written especially for this lesson. Play the example with ‘Listen’ first. The third melody is read from the staff; if ‘Note names’ is switched off, the names under the staff are hidden too. With hints on, the next bar lights up. The last step is scored in tempo.
Lesson steps
- Staircase Game
- Hop Hop
- Birdsong
- Hop Hop · in tempo