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Progressive notation introduction, sight-reading practice, pitch warm-up and short retrieval activity before singing or instrumental work.
Kidstrument activity family
Music Gallery
Pupils work through a staged sight-reading sequence that introduces the stave and treble clef, adds notes C to B, and develops awareness of note length, silence and quavers.
- Activity type
- Video-Led Activities
- Music skills
- Reading & Theory, Pitch & Singing
- Included activities
- 10 activities
Classroom value
What this activity helps teachers do
Keep pupils active in the music
Follow notes on the stave, name and sing pitches, distinguish long and short sounds, observe silence and read simple quaver patterns.
Use a clear teaching route
Use the sequence in order when notation is new, keep the current note range visible, point as pupils follow and echo each pattern before asking for an independent response.
Inside the family
Example activities teachers can open
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- Sight Reading: Stave, Treble Clef, Note C
- Sight Reading: Note D
- Sight Reading: Long and Short Notes - C and D
- Sight Reading: Note E
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