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Day 66 · Pitch is not loudnessFoundation Music · T2 W13–14 · Day 66 lesson

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Foundation / Music / Term 2 / Weeks 13 14

Part of the full two-week lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

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Target/codes: keep LOW HIGH LOW HIGH as a pitch-label sequence while separating a pitch change from an optional comfortable volume decision; AC9AMUFD01, AC9AMUFC01. Prepare: B zigzag, Practice B, independent PITCH/VOLUME prompt cards.

  1. Welcome · 3 min. Say HIGH in this score describes pitch, not a request for louder sound or a child to strain.
  2. Model · 4 min. Hold the four pitch cards fixed; put a separate “comfortable level” card beside, not on, the HIGH rail. The electronic cues are generated at fixed digital gain, which does not guarantee equal perceived loudness.
  3. Try together · 5 min. Child points to one UP pitch join and separately chooses whether sound is wanted at all.
  4. Child choice · 7 min. Child labels a fictional paper scene or plain score and may keep a silent route, view an approved cue or ask a willing adult to make a safe sound. No vocal holding or exact singing is required.
  5. Notice · 4 min. Record pitch plan separately from any actual heard pitch/volume response. A paper HIGH card does not establish either acoustic result.
  6. Close · 2 min. Keep one version for a “look again” comparison tomorrow.