Page 2 - Music Mats

Walk and talk like an animal KS1

Long Vocabulary Know how
Short
Material Notes that last for a long time. To hold instruments correctly.
Beater Notes that last for a short time.
What something is made out of. To make long and short sounds on instruments.
Something you use to strike instruments.
To play a long and a short sound on the same
Know that instrument.

We can use symbols to show To use the voice to make long and short sounds in
long and short sounds. songs and sound effects.

We can make long and short sounds on instruments by To choose the correct beater for the correct
blowing, tapping, scraping or plucking. instrument.

Sometimes the material of the instruments helps to decide To create music that matches an animal
whether it is a long or short note. characteristic.

Know what Composers and their music

Long and short pattern I can hear. Saint Saens - Carnival of the animals
Instruments to choose to make a long and short pattern. Mu min xin ge - Classical Chinese music
Pitch matches different animals. 5th Symphony - Beethoven
Rhythm patterns match how animals move. Leroy Anderson Jazz pizzicato & Jazz legato
Animals make short and long sounds. Gamelan music of Bali

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