Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Mrs. Steele and I'm so excited that we're going to be learning together today in this music lesson.

Today's lesson is all about playing four note tonesets on pitched percussion, and I can't wait, so let's get started together.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to read and play do, mi, so, and la, and you'll be able to explore different ways to play these notes.

Let's have a look at the keywords that will be important in our learning today.

Pitch, how high or low a note is.

Note, a single sound in music.

Stave, lines on which notes can be placed.

Pitched percussion, an instrument that can make musical notes when we strike it.

And melody, a collection of notes to make a memorable tune.

It's important to warm up our voices and bodies before every music lesson so that we're ready to move and ready to sing.

Just like we stretch our muscles before we exercise, we need to stretch our vocal cords too before we sing.

Follow these warmups so that you are ready for singing.

Here comes the video.

(rhythm sticks clack) Reach up to the sky and down to the ground, to the side, to the side, turn around and clap.

(hands clap) (rhythm sticks clack) Reach up to the sky and down to the ground, to the side, to the side, turn around and clap.

(hands clap) (rhythm sticks clack) Reach up to the sky and down to the ground, to the side, to the side, turn around and clap.

(hands clap) Let's warm up all the muscles of our faces.

Show me your happy face.

Show me your grumpy face.

Show me your big face.

Show me your small face.

Show me your silly face.

Show me your thinking face.

Join in with these breathing exercises.

Copy me.

(hands scuff) (Mrs. Steele huffs) (Mrs. Steele hisses) ♪ Ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah ♪ She sells seashells by the seashore.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

These songs and chants will help us to warm up further as they help us to move our bodies and use our voices in lots of different ways.

First up is one of my favourites.

It's "Jelly on a Plate." Here comes a video for you to join in with the pupils.

Jelly on a plate.

Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v Pupils>Jelly on a plate.

</v> Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v ->Jelly on a plate.

</v> Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v Pupils>Jelly on a plate.

</v> Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v ->Jelly on a plate.

</v> Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v Pupils>Jelly on a plate.

</v> Jelly on a plate.

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, jelly on a plate.

<v ->Now here's a video for you to join in</v> with "Walk and Stop." Watch and listen carefully.

Let's walk.

(light piano music) ♪ Oh, well, you walk and you walk and you walk and you stop ♪ ♪ Oh, well, you walk and you walk and you walk and you stop ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>Let's march.

</v> (light piano music) ♪ Oh, well, you march and you march ♪ ♪ And you march and you stop ♪ ♪ Oh, well, you march and you march ♪ ♪ And you march and you stop ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>Let's skip.

</v> (light piano music) ♪ Oh, well, you skip and you skip and you skip and you stop ♪ ♪ Oh, well, you skip and you skip and you skip and you stop ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>Let's hop.

</v> (light piano music) ♪ Oh, well, you hop and you hop and you hop and you stop ♪ ♪ Oh, well, you hop and you hop and you hop and you stop ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>Let's fly.

</v> (light piano music) ♪ Oh, well, you fly and you fly and you fly and you stop ♪ ♪ Oh, well, you fly and you fly and you fly and you stop ♪ <v ->And finally, join in with "Ebeneezer Sneezer."</v> Here comes the music.

(light music) ♪ Ebeneezer Sneezer ♪ ♪ Topsy turvy man ♪ ♪ Walks upon his elbows ♪ ♪ Every time he can ♪ ♪ Dresses up in paper ♪ ♪ Every time it pours ♪ ♪ Whistles "Yankee Doodle" ♪ ♪ Every time he snores ♪ ♪ Oh, Ebeneezer what a man ♪ <v ->Do your muscles feel loose and is your throat relaxed?</v> Are you alert and ready to focus? Fantastic.

You're ready to sing.

Let's get going.

We're going to begin by exploring the four note toneset, do, mi, so, and la.

It's time to listen to a new song together.

It's called "Rocky Mountain." As you listen to the song, tap the beat gently.

Here comes the music.

(light piano music) ♪ Rocky mountain, rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain high ♪ ♪ When you're on that rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Stormy ocean, stormy ocean ♪ ♪ Stormy ocean wide ♪ ♪ When you're on that stormy ocean ♪ ♪ There's no place to hide ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Sunny valley, sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sunny valley, low ♪ ♪ When you're in that sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sing it soft and low ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ <v ->Let's listen to "Rocky Mountain" again.

</v> This time, join in with the chorus.

♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ Each time you hear it.

Here comes the music again.

(light piano music) ♪ Rocky mountain, rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain high ♪ ♪ When you're on that rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Stormy ocean, stormy ocean ♪ ♪ Stormy ocean wide ♪ ♪ When you're on that stormy ocean ♪ ♪ There's no place to hide ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Sunny valley, sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sunny valley, low ♪ ♪ When you're in that sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sing it soft and low ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ <v ->There are some actions we can join in with too</v> in our "Rocky Mountain" song.

Watch the video and join in with the actions.

Here it comes.

(light piano music) ♪ Rocky mountain, rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain high ♪ ♪ When you're on that rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Stormy ocean, stormy ocean ♪ ♪ Stormy ocean wide ♪ ♪ When you're on that stormy ocean ♪ ♪ There's nowhere to hide ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Sunny valley, sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sunny valley, low ♪ ♪ When you're in that sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sing it soft and low ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do remember me ♪ <v ->The actions in the chorus of "Rocky Mountain"</v> follow the pitch, moving from lower to higher, like this: ♪ Do, do, do, do ♪ The melodies that we sing are made of high and low notes.

The pitches do, mi, so, and la are in "Rocky Mountain." Sounds like this.

♪ Do, mi, so, la ♪ It's your turn to sing "Rocky Mountain" using ♪ Do, mi, so la ♪ in the chorus.

Here comes the music for you.

(light piano music) ♪ Rocky mountain, rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain high ♪ ♪ When you're on that rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Stormy ocean, stormy ocean ♪ ♪ Stormy ocean wide ♪ ♪ When you're on that stormy ocean ♪ ♪ There's no place to hide ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) ♪ Sunny valley, sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sunny valley, low ♪ ♪ When you're in that sunny valley ♪ ♪ Sing it soft and low ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (light piano music continues) (metal clinks) ♪ Do remember me ♪ <v ->We can show the pitch of do, mi, so, and la</v> using a musical stave like this: do, mi, so, la.

Higher pitches are placed higher on the stave and lower pitches are placed lower on the stave.

Listen to the notes as I sing them.

Point to the stave as you listen.

Here we go.

♪ Do, mi, so, la ♪ It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

Which of the following lists the Solfege syllables from lowest to highest pitch? Do you think it's A, mi, so, la, do; B, la, so, do, mi; or C, do, mi, so, la.

Pause the video now to decide.

Did you work it out? Here comes the answer.

It's C, do, mi, so, and then la.

Well done if you remembered that.

Great understanding.

Here's another song to practise do, mi, so, and la.

It's called "Apple Tree." Have a listen to the music.

Here it is.

(rhythm sticks clack) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ (rhythm sticks continue clacking) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ Now it's your turn to join in with "Apple Tree." Join in with singing and playing it with this video.

Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>(gasps) You've been caught!</v> Okay, join the apple tree.

Let's join up the circle again.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>You've been caught.

</v> Join the apple tree.

Join up the circle again.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ <v ->We can sing "Apple Tree"</v> using the Solfege syllables do, mi, so, and la.

Performing pitch actions can help us to feel the pitch moving higher and lower as we sing.

Have a listen.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ So, so, mi, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, la, la, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, mi, mi, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, la, la, so, so, do ♪ Let's sing "Apple Tree" together and point to the notes on the stave as we sing.

Here we go.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Apple tree, apple tree ♪ ♪ Will your apples fall on me ♪ ♪ I won't cry and I won't shout ♪ ♪ If your apples knock me out ♪ Well done.

Let's try singing it again, this time using the Solfege syllables.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ So, so, mi, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, la, la, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, mi, mi, so, so, mi ♪ ♪ So, so, la, la, so, so, do ♪ Now it's time to take our learning even further and play do, mi, so, and la on pitched percussion.

We can find our four notes on a pitched percussion instrument.

We might have a xylophone or a glockenspiel.

Pitched percussion instruments use bars of different lengths to create higher and lower pitches.

Bars with a longer length have a lower pitch and bars with a shorter length have a higher pitch.

Each bar on a pitched percussion instrument is labelled with a letter.

For this lesson, we are going to use the following bars on our pitched percussion instruments.

Here they are.

We're going to use C, or do; E, mi; G, which is so; and A, which is la.

Here we can see how the pitch of the bars gets higher as the bars get shorter in length.

Now it's time to find do, mi, so, and la on your pitched percussion instrument.

Pause now to complete that musical challenge where you are.

We can use our song, "Rocky Mountain," to practise do, mi, so, and la.

Here's the music again.

Have a listen.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain, rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Rocky mountain high ♪ ♪ When you're on that rocky mountain ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry ♪ (soft xylophone music) ♪ Do remember me ♪ (soft xylophone music) ♪ Do remember me ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning.

</v> We can play our four notes in different ways to create new melodies.

Can you play, do, mi, so, an la from highest to lowest pitch? Pause now to give that a try.

Now let's practise playing those four notes in different patterns.

Listen to each pattern carefully, then press pause and play it on your instrument.

Here comes the first one.

(soft xylophone music) (soft xylophone music) Now here's pattern number two.

(soft xylophone music) (soft xylophone music) Listen carefully to pattern number three.

(soft xylophone music) (soft xylophone music) And finally, can you listen to and play pattern number four? (soft xylophone music) (soft xylophone music) Fantastic work.

Well done, musicians.

And now for our next challenge.

Can you create your own four note pattern using do, mi, so, and la? Practise your pattern on your pitched percussion instrument, then play it to a partner.

Listen to your partner's pattern and try to play it on your instrument.

Pause now to play your pitched percussion and create new melodies.

Have a great time! How did you know that you were successful in your last musical challenge? Were you able to find do, mi, so, and la on your pitched percussion instrument? Well done if you did.

And were you able to play your pattern confidently to your partner? And could you copy back your partner's pattern accurately? Fantastic work, musicians.

Well done.

As we come to the end of our lesson today, let's take a moment to reflect on everything that we've been learning.

We know that the melodies that we sing are made of high and low pitched notes.

We can use a musical stave to read songs containing do, mi, so, and la.

We can find do, mi, so, and la on a pitched percussion instrument too.

And we can use pitched percussion to play simple melodies and patterns.

What amazing musical learning today, everyone.

I had a great time.

I can't wait till the next one.

See you soon.

Bye!.