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  6. Lesson 2: Singing pitch patterns

Learning objective

  • To sing and draw pitch patterns.

Success criteria

  • I can read notation from left to right.
  • I
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National curriculum

Music

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  • Use
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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Use the Presentation: Pitch decoder to recap the learning from the previous lesson.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Should be given phrase 1 of the song when drawing the dots on their whiteboard.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should be given phrase 4 of the song when drawing the dots on their whiteboard.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Read notation from left to right; sing high
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Vocabulary definitions

  • dot

    A symbol that can represent pitch.

  • pitch

    How high or low a sound is.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y2: Pitch

Lesson 1: Exploring pitch patterns

Lesson 2: Singing pitch patterns

Lesson 3: Introducing notation

Lesson 4: Instrumental pitch practice

Lesson 5: Writing musical notation

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Last update: 27th February, 2026

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Contributing author:

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