Level 2. Lesson 1. Rhythm & solfa    

Students develop rhythm recognition and pitch writing.

Level 2. Lesson 4. Practise la            

Students explore the note la, locating it on the staff.

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Level 2. Lesson 10. Present do.            

Students are presented with the solfa note do, a skip below mi.

Level 2. Lesson 13. Practise tika-tika         

Students will practise the time name tika-tika focused on reading, writing, and singing

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Y2. Lesson 1. Conducting in duple metre.

Students discover and practice the arm movement to conduct the strong and weak beat in 2 metre. 

Level 2. Lesson 2. Prepare la

Students discover a new note a step above so.

Level 2. Lesson 5. Form ABA   Students explore musical form by identifying phrases.

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Level 2. Lesson 11. Practise do        

Students explore the relationship between domi, and so on the staff.

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Y2. Lesson 2. Tonic note of the major pentatonic scale [do]

Students discover a new solfa note, do

 

Level 2. Lesson 3. Present la

Students are consciously introduced to the new solfa note la.

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Level 2. Lesson 9. Prepare do

Students are consciously introduced to the new solfa note, do.

Level 2. Lesson 12. Present tika-tika      

Students discover the time name for four sounds on the beat.

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Level 2. Lesson 18. Present re      

Students learn re as the second solfa note through singing, listening and movement.

Y2. Lesson 3. Practice new note do

 

 

Students develop their understanding of the tonic of the major pentatonic scale [do].

Y2. Lesson 4. The minim [too]

Students discover that a half note lasts for two beats.

Y2. Lesson 5. Practise the minim [too]

Students discover how the minim [too] is written on the staff.

Y2. Lesson 6. Forte & piano

Students discover the symbols used in music to signify loud and soft.

Y2. Lesson  7.  New note - re

Students are consciously introduced to re, the note that sits between do and mi.

Y2. Lesson  8.  Trichord mi-re-do

Students discover more about the trichord mi-re-do through singing and writing.

 

Y2. Lesson 9.  Practise the trichord mi-re-do

Students continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of the trichord mi-re-do.

 

Y2. Lesson 10. Texture - one sound or many sounds?

Students discover that texture in music may consist of one or more instruments or voices playing simultaneously.

Y2. Lesson 11. Practice texture

Students develop their understanding of texture in music through melody and accompaniment.

Y2. Lesson 12. Semiquavers [tika tika]

Students discover, practice and internalise semiquavers, also known as the ti-ka ti-ka rhythm syllable.

Y2. Lesson 13. Practice semiquavers

Students develop their knowledge and understanding of semiquavers as four notes on a beat.

Y2. Lesson 14. Dynamics - adagio & allegro

Students discover the terms used in dynamics for adagio (slowly) and allegro (lively or cheerful).

Y2. Lesson 15. Question & answer phrases

Students read and respond with answers to questions on rhythm pattern phrases.

Y2. Lesson 16. Marching & skipping

Students are unconsciously introduced to 6/8 time but described as music that makes you want to skip.

Y2. Lesson 17. Major pentatonic scale

Students discover the five notes of the major pentatonic scale and practice them within a known song.

Y2. Lesson 18. Practice pentatonic scale

Students continue to practise and develop their understanding of the major pentatonic scale.

Y2. Lesson 19. Ternary form - ABAStudents discover ABA form in music and how it is demonstrated in a known song.

Y2. Lesson 20. The woodwind family

Students discover the instruments of the woodwind family.

Y2. Lesson 21. Prepare quadruple metre.

Students broaden their knowledge of the woodwind family and prepare to discover quadruple metre.

Y2. Lesson 22. Present quadruple metre

Students discover that the four-beat pattern strong-weak-weak-weak is called four-metre or quadruple metre.

Y2. Lesson 23. Practise quadruple metre

Students continue to develop and practice their knowledge of quadruple metre.

Y2. Lesson 24. Inner hearing

Students use inner hearing (audiation) to reconstruct incomplete melodic phrases and rhythmic patterns.

Y2. Lesson 25. Melodic canon

Students increase their prior knowledge of melodic canon by teacher-directed singing.

Y2. Lesson 26. Art music - Mozart 

Students learn about the composer Mozart and his music.

Y2. Lesson 27. Call & response

Students discover call and response through singing.

Y2. Lesson 28. Music of Torres Strait Islands.

Students discover music from the Torres Strait Islands.

Y2. Lesson 29. Revision - Solfa

Students review elements of solfa from previous learning.

Y2. Lesson 30. Revision - Rhythm

Students review elements of rhythm from previous learning.

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