Music Task 2 – Pitch
Way back in the first week of Home Learning, we learnt a little about tempo. Can you remember what the tempo of a piece of music is? The tempo of a piece of music is the speed. Tempo might stay the same all the way through, or it might change, like the two pieces of music we listened to. Here are the links to listen again if you’d like a reminder:
This week, we are going to think about pitch. Pitch is how high or low a note sounds. Sounds can be high pitched, like the squeak of a mouse or a scream. Sounds can also be low pitched, like the growling of a dog or the bang of a big bass drum.
Listen to some of the instrument sound clips on this website. Are the instruments high pitched or low pitched? Start with the violin and the tuba – they’re easy ones!
http://www.beginband.com/sndclips.shtml
The pitch of a piece of music can change how it makes you feel and what it makes you think of. Listen to these pieces of music and see what you think.
This piece of music uses a lot of high pitched notes. It is called The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies and I think the high pitched notes make it sound magical and light.
This piece of music uses a lot of low pitched notes. It is the theme music from a film called “Jaws”, which is about a giant shark. I think the low pitched notes make it sound frightening.
Today I would like you to experiment with making sounds of different pitch using instruments or objects in your house. You could even order the sounds you hear from lowest to highest pitch. Here are some ideas:
- Filling objects with different amounts of water can change the pitch. Try blowing across the top or tapping them gently to make a sound.
- Usually, large objects make a low pitched sound and small objects make a high pitched sound. Can you find objects around the house that follow this pattern?
- How do you change the pitch on an instrument in your house? You might change where on the instrument you play, which holes you cover or where you press a string.
Don’t forget to add your videos and photos to the Padlet – I can’t wait to hear them!
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