produced by John P. Verney & Jill Walker
with thanks to Julie MacNaughton
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A series of five Smart Notebook files which provide an introduction to using musical notation
and pitch with
children in KS1 & 2.
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You don't need to be connected to a SMART Board to be able to view
the files, but will need to have the SMART Board software installed
on your computer - see below to download the
latest version.
You will also need to have Finale Notepad installed in order to use
the attached files. See below to
download this free program.
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choose a location to save the file to your computer.
Rhythm
Unit 1 (545Kb)
Unit 2 (710Kb)
Unit 3 (694Kb)
This unit
provides an introduction to musical notation.
This unit is
still concerned primarily with rhythm, but now focuses on
time signatures, timbre and dynamics.
This unit
focuses on using rhythmic 'ostinatos' and is most suited for
KS2 children. There is
also an attached Finale Notation file.
Pitch
These pitch units should run in conjunction with the
notation units shown above. The units in both sets should be
taught simultaneously.
Unit 1 in both series help
children to work comfortably at Level 1 in the Music
National Curriculum.
The Pitch units are an
introduction to using tuned percussion instruments (chime
bars, glockenspiels or xylophones) with children in KS1 & 2
both as performance and composition tools.
Unit 1
Percussion & chime bars
with 3 attached Finale files (677Kb)
Unit 1
Percussion & yellow box chime bars
with 3 attached Finale files (677Kb)
Unit 2
Percussion & chime bars
with 2attached Finale files (591Kb)
Unit 2
Percussion & yellow box chime bars
with 2 attached Finale files (597Kb)
If you haven't got
the SMART Board software,
you can download it free from the Smart website. The latest
version is 9.5 (April 06) but the files on this page will
open in the previous version 9.1 as well as version 9.5.
