This Music video introduces teachers to strategies for helping pupils recognise and name pitch notes in staff notation. The lesson begins with a recap of how pitch is shown on the stave and encourages children to use both line and space notes. Working in pairs, pupils decode the tuned percussion one part for the salsa-inspired piece Vamos Let’s Go, filling in missing note names and strengthening their reading skills. Confident learners can extend their practice by tackling tuned percussion part two.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music scheme – notes. It supports teachers in preparing pupils to gradually move from letter-name notation to fluent stave reading. Through practical singing, playing, and a quick-fire quiz, children build secure knowledge of pitch notation and apply this in their performance of Vamos Let’s Go.

Music, KS2 Whole-class instrumental lessons, Instrumental lessons, Unit 3: South America (Instrumental lessons), Lesson 3: Salsa melodies