Making Sounds – Know the Terminology Associated with the Instrument:
- Guitars/ukuleles: fret, up/down neck, left/right hand, chord, barre, strum, down/up, string names, open string, mute, tab
- Keyboards: white notes, black notes, note names, chord, finger numbers (1-5), root
Following Instructions: Musical Skills:
- Respond to signals for start and stop
- Feel the pulse
- Mark the beat by counting
Playing the instrument:
- Tap or clap the rhythm/strum pattern before transferring to instruments
- Say the rhythms while counting 1 and 2 and etc
- Count the beat aloud/in thinking voice when playing rhythms
- Maintain a steady beat when playing rhythms
Performing with Others:
- Find/stay on (or re-find) the beat when playing along with others
- Maintain rhythms when playing with others
- Follow instructions for beat, tempo and dynamic levels
- Listen carefully to sounds made
- Check technique and adjust as needed
Being a Musician:
- Take turns as appropriate
- Be respectful of others when turn-taking i.e. keeping still or silent Listen carefully to the ideas of others
- Be supportive, positive and constructive when working with others Listen carefully to the sounds made
- Consider the overall effect of sounds when arranged and combined Reflect on own work and that of others
- Identify targets for improvement
Following Written Notation:
- Link rhythms played with written symbols
- Follow fingering charts, keyboard cards and rhythm boxes as appropriate
- Read notation from left to right
- Read ahead to prepare for changes in rhythm patterns or chords
- Recognise and follow the symbol for repeat