Harmony — Sample Activity

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Overview

In this series of videos students will be introduced to the idea of Chords which is Harmony (when two or more notes are played together). There are 5 videos introducing the concept, and then 14 variations which ask your class to decide whether the chord is major or minor!

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Contributes to Learning Outcomes

KS1 (Years 1–2)

play tuned and untuned instruments musically
listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music

KS2 (Years 3–6)

listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory

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