Music Pitch Recognition
Thomas Arieta
tarieta@mail.norton.mec.edu
Joseph C. Solmonese
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TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:
Notation
Level:
Elementary
Class:
Equipment:
(Finale 2005)
Duration:
10 Minutes
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
Students will have had an introduction to the musical alphabet and the treble clef’s lines and space pitch designations. They will also have practiced the drawing of the treble clef onto the music staff.
NAfME Standards of 1994 Addressed:
NAfME Standards of 1994: Reading and notating music.
NAfME 2014: Creating
NAfME Standards of 1994: Evaluating music and music performances.
NAfME 2014: Responding
Materials:
Pitch recogition worksheet. Finale or Finale notepad.
(see attached worksheet)
Objectives:
Children will be able to recognize pitch on the treble clef by writing down the musical pitch below each note on the Music Pitch Worksheet.
Procedures:
The teacher will review the musical alphabet and the pitch designations for the treble clef’s lines and spaces on the classroom’s music blackboard. The children will
draw the treble clef and each pitch introduced onto a piece of music manuscript paper provided by the teacher.
Evaluation:
Based on the students grades on the worksheet.
Follow Up:
The teacher and class will play the music word spelling game using simple musical words, ( Egg,Cab,Ace) and the treble.
Students will draw a quarter note for each letter/pitch designated in each word.
Items to Purchase:
Basic classroom materials are only needed to perform this lesson.
Finale 2005
Finale notepad which is free and will open the attached lesson sheet. To
download go to makemusic.com
