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Music at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/4)

Unit 12: Dragon scales - Exploring pentatonic scales

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About this unit

This unit develops children's ability to recognise, and use, pentatonic scales and create short melodies and accompaniments.

In this unit pupils sing songs based on a pentatonic scale. They experiment with the five notes of a pentatonic scale and play them on a range of pitched instruments, individually and together. They use the scale to make up simple songs and accompaniments. This unit should be revisited during the key stage.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Introduction: What is a pentatonic scale?
2. Exploration: How can we use a pentatonic scale? (1)
3. Exploration: How can we use a pentatonic scale? (2)
4. Bringing it all together