Lesson 1: Reading Basic Pitch
Duration of Days: 180
Lesson Objective
Students will recognize pitch notation and identify melodic direction on the staff.
How do musicians read notes on the staff?
How can we tell if a melody moves up or down?
Pitch, staff, note, melody
MU:Pr4.2.7a
Explain how understanding the structure and context of musical works informs the performance.
MU:Re7.2.7a
Classify and compare the contexts of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods.
Students review how notes are written on the staff and identify melodic movement.
Students may confuse note names or staff placement.
Provide visual staff diagrams.
Use call-and-response singing.
Students identify pitch direction in written melodies.