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Ship Sounds
This music scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to select, compose and play some of the different sounds using high and low pitches that can be made by ships and boats when at sea and in harbours. The class can describe how to play percussion instruments and xylophones to make sounds with different pitches.
Select, compose and play some of the different sounds using high and low pitches that can be made by ships and boats when at sea and in harbours
Lesson One : High or Low
Explore how to identify, describe and compare the pitch of sounds that can be produced by different objects and when playing musical instruments
Lesson Two : Sea Voyage
Investigate how to compare and describe the musical pitch of some of the different objects that might be used by the crew on board a sailing ship
Lesson Three : Changing Pitch
Explore and record some of the different ways of playing musical instruments to alter and change the pitch between high and low sounds
Lesson Four : Sea Shanties
Practise singing and playing some special songs about working on board a ship to complete different jobs and actions using high and low pitches
Lesson Five : Ship’s Horn
Explore and record some of the different ways that can be used to play musical instruments to alter the pitch of a sound representing a ship’s horn
Lesson Six : Harbour Sounds
Explore and illustrate some of the different ways of playing percussion instruments to alter their pitch to show special sounds that might be heard in a harbour location
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