Young Maestro Library
Y4. Lesson 1. Prepare syncopation
Students prepare for the rhythm syllable syncopa [ti ta ti]
Y4. Lesson 2. Present syncopation
Students are presented with the term syncopation and discover how it sounds and is notated.
Y4. Lesson 3. Practise syncopation
Students reinforce their knowledge of syncopation and prepare for the la pentatonic scale.
Y4. Lesson 4. Present la pentatonic scale
Students discover a scale of five pitches: low la, do re mi so.
Y4. Lesson. 5 Practise la pentatonic
Students practise the la pentatonic scale and prepare for the new note, fa.
Y4. Lesson 6. Present Fa
Students discover the fourth scale degree in the major scale, named fa.
Y4. Lesson 7. Practise Fa
Students investigate the major pentachord containing fa.
Y4. Lesson 8. Major and minor seconds
Students discover major seconds and minor seconds.
Y4. Lesson 9. Prepare low ti
Students discover a pitch a half step below do.
Y4. Lesson 10. Present low ti
Students name the pitch between low la and do as low ti.
Y4. Lesson 11. Practise low ti.
Students practise low ti within the la pentachord scale and prepare for the rhythm syllable tam-ti.
Y4. Lesson 12. Present tam-ti
Students discover two sounds distributed over two beats, the second occurring after the second beat and before the third.
Y4. Lesson 13. Practise tam-ti
Students practise the rhythm syllable tam-ti and prepare for triple metre.
Y4. Lesson 14. Present triple metre
Students discover triple metre and the dotted minim, which lasts three beats and is given the time name too-m.
Y4. Lesson 15. Practise triple metre
Students discover more about triple metre and prepare for modern music genres.
Y4. Lesson 16. Present modern genres
Students are presented with modern music genres and their characteristics
Y4. Lesson 17. Present tim-ka
Students are presented with a dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver [tim-ka]. They discover more about modern music genres.
Y4. Lesson 18. Practise tim-ka
Students discover the rhythm syllable tim-ka in a known song and discover how to write it on the staff. They prepare for historical Australian songs.
Y4. Lesson 19. Historical Australian songs
Students explore the history of Australian folk songs. They also prepare for the orchestra's percussion family.
Y4. Lesson 20. Orchestral percussion I
Students discover the percussion family of the orchestra.
Y4. Lesson 21. Percussion II
Students explore how different types of homemade percussion instruments can be used to create and perform music.
Y4. Lesson 22. Cultural music
Students explore how music represents different cultures and their unique traditions.
Y4. Lesson 23. Uses of music
Students explore various uses of music in society and daily life.
Y4. Lesson 24. Composers - Vivaldi
Students explore Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons through melody, rhythm, movement, visuals, and listening.
Y4. Lesson 25. Graphic notation
Students discover that graphic notation uses symbols to represent sounds and rhythms visually.
Y4. Lesson 26. Instruments used in modern music
Students explore instruments commonly used in modern music genres.
Y4. Lesson 27. Exploring the string family
Students explore the string family in the orchestra: violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
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