Music
Rhythm, melody and the stories behind the music. Learn how it works, then teach it — out loud.
What you'll teach · pick a grade
5 knowledge points in Grade 3
The Music StaffExplain how the five lines and four spaces work like a ladder — the higher a note sits on the staff, the higher it sounds.Teach it →Do-Re-Mi SolfègeExplain how do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti gives every step of the scale a singing name, so any tune can be sung by its steps.Teach it →Steps, Skips, and LeapsExplain the three ways a melody travels — moving to the next-door note, skipping one, or leaping far away.Teach it →The Four Instrument FamiliesExplain how strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion each make sound in their own way, and name an instrument from each family.Teach it →Tube Length and PitchExplain why covering more holes on a recorder makes the note lower — the air gets a longer tube to travel through, and longer tubes make lower sounds.Teach it →
The road ahead · grade ladder
Pick a grade · difficulty climbs 1 → 12
Music across the grades
Grade 6Middle school
Scales & key signatures · playing together in ensemble · music around the world