Arts & Creativity
Music · Explorers 7–10 · Years 2–5
Pitch, notation and composition
How do you write music down?
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What you will learn
- Read and perform rhythms using crotchets, quavers and rests
- Read pitch on a 5-line stave (C–G)
- Compose an 8-bar melody with a clear ending
- Listen and describe music using tempo, dynamics, pitch, texture
Helpful to know first: Keep a pulse
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Discover
Think first: How do you write music down? Say or jot one idea before you read on.
Learn — core route
- Rhythm grids to stick notation
- Boomwhacker/keyboard C–G
- Compose with a pentatonic scale
Lessons in this subject: Learn Topics · Music
Practise — check a common mix-up
Higher notes are written lower on the stave.
A rest means the music has ended.
Apply / Create — My 8-Bar Tune
Compose, notate and perform an 8-bar melody; describe two choices you made.
Evidence type: composition · accessible alternative always allowed (speak it, draw it, or show an adult).
How it is judged (rubric)
- Beginning: 4 bars
- Developing: 8 bars, some notation errors
- Secure: 8 bars notated and performed accurately with clear ending
- Extending: Two parts or expressive dynamics
Explain — say what you did
Review later
We'll offer a quick memory check in 7, 21 and 45 days. Mark this done and your Today page will remind you gently.
For grown-ups · framework mappings
- aligned to UK NC · KS2 Music: notation; composition
- aligned to Cambridge Primary · Music: creating
Status: Live · reviewed
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