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Y3. Lesson 1. Legato & staccato
Students discover the meaning of legato and staccato and how they apply to music.
Y3. Lesson 2. Prepare treble clef & letter names
Students discover the treble clef and absolute note names
Y3. Lesson 3. Present treble clef & notes on a line
Students discover the name treble clef and explore the notes that sit on lines on the staff.
Y3. Lesson 4. Practise note names on lines and in spaces.
Students reinforce knowledge of notes on lines and in spaces
Y3. Lesson 5. Traditional time names
Students discover traditional note names, both British and American.
Y3. Lesson 6. Practise traditional time names.
Students practise traditional note names.
Y3. Lesson 7. The dotted minim
Students discover that adding a dot to a minim (half note) increases its time value by half its original value.
Y3. Lesson 8. The brass family
Students discover the brass family of the orchestra, and prepare for high do.
Y3. Lesson 9. High do'
Students discover a new note, high do', which is an octave above do.
Y3. Lesson 10. The Semibreve
Students discover the semibreve, or whole note, lasting for two half or four quarter notes.
Y3. Lesson 11. Dynamics ppp -fff
Students discover the range of dynamics, from ppp to fff and how they affect the sound of music.
Y3. Lesson 12. Triple time (3-metre)
Students discover that music can have three beats in a measure, and this is called triple time, or 3-metre.
Y3. Lesson 13. Accelerando & ritardando
Students discover two new Italian words used to describe speeding up and slowing down in music.
Y3. Lesson 14. Music for a special purpose
Students discover music used for a special purpose, such as the commemoration of Anzac Day.
Y3. Lesson 15. Low la,
Students discover a new note that is a skip below do, called low la and notated as la,.
Y3. Lesson 16. Practice Low la,
Students continue to explore the new note, low la,
Y3. Lesson 17. Low so
Students discover another note called low so, a step below low la.
Y3. Lesson 18. Practise low so
Students deepen their understanding and practice the new note, low so.
Y3. Lesson 19. Ti-tika
Students discover three uneven sounds on a beat, with the first sound longer than the second two sounds.
Y3. Lesson 20. Practise ti-tika
Students develop their knowledge of the rhythm of the ti-tika.
Y3. Lesson 21. Composers - Ludwig van Beethoven
Students discover one of the world's greatest composers of music.
Y3. Lesson 22. Tika-ti
Students discover three sounds on a beat, with the last sound longer than the first two sounds.
Y3. Lesson 23. Practise tika-ti
Students continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of a quaver, followed by two semiquavers [tika-ti].
Y3. Lesson 24. Timbre
Students discover more about the timbre of orchestral instruments.
Y3. Lesson 25. Practise Timbre
Students reinforce their knowledge and understanding of timbre.
Y3. Lesson 26. Music from India
Students discover instruments and music from India.
Y3. Lesson 27. Texture
Students discover that music texture refers to how the sounds in a piece of music are woven together.
Y3. Lesson 28. Practise texture
Students explore three types of textures in more detail.
Y3. Lesson 29. Revise pitch
Students revise the pentatonic scale, treble clef, letter names, high do, low la and low so.
Y3. Lesson 30. Revise rhythm
Students revise their knowledge of rhythm syllables and traditional time names.