Year 4 Music
Year 4 - Pitched Notation
In Year 4, we extended our learning of duration notation in Year 3 to also show the pitch of the note:
We firstly spent some time learning how to read and draw the line and space notes. Once we had mastered this, we combined our knowledge of drawing notes of different duration on the stave with our new learning about pitch.
We then went on to tackle some more challenging combinations of notes, where the beam at the top has to be drawn on a diagonal or we have to adapt the length of the stems to make a group of notes work on the stave.
Once we had the hang of recording pitch and duration on the stave, we attempted to write our own compositions, showcasing all of our skills and knowledge. Some pupils used additional things they’d learnt outside of school to take their composition to the next level.
Here are some example of our work and compositions:
Y4 – Ocarina Playing
All Y4 pupils have been learning to play an ocarina this term and we have made some recordings to show you our progress so far. One of the hardest things about playing the ocarina is controlling your breath, so that the sound comes out clearly rather than sounding ‘puffy’. We have tried really hard to do this well!
Both classes have been learning a range of pieces and they each chose their favourite for recording.
Class 1 – is playing a piece called ‘Scary’ which showcases staccato notes and playing trills and is very dramatic.
Class 2 – is performing ‘Au Clair de la Lune’, which has a beautiful melody and smooth phrases.
