High and Low

In our kindergarten and first grade classes we have been learning about the word pitch.  In class we learn how high or how low a sound is.  In first grade we learned two songs that has the melody going from low to high and one that goes from high to low.  I also love to use stories that can connect with our music standards.  I always love to read the story of The Three Little Pigs.  We discuss which characters would have a high pitch voice and which character would have a low pitch voice.  My favorite version that I am reading to the class is a book called, "The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolfe."

If you're a teacher reading this, try to find a book that you can connect with the standards.  If you're a parent ask your child if they can tell you what pitch is in music and who would have the high and low pitch voices in the Three Little Pigs.  

The Three Little Pigs "pitch" in.

    In kindergarten and first grade we have been learning about the musical term pitch. We have learned that   pitch is how high or how low a sound is.  We have used two sets of characters to learn about high and low sounds.   In the story of the "Three Little Pigs,"  we discussed what characters would have a high pitched voice and what characters would have a low pitched voice.  We all practiced saying the famous lines, "Not by the hair on my chiny-chin-chin," and " I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in."  It didn't take much time to figure out which character had the high voice and which had the low.  So thanks for the Three Little Pigs for pitching in and helping us learn about high and low sounds.