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MUSICAL SOUNDS

Truth to Teach (Source)

Psalm 150 Music as worship

Psalm 8:2 ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise.’

1 Chronicles 25:7 ‘Along with their relatives – all of them trained and skilled in
music for the Lord – they numbered 288.’

 Music as a form of worship to God.

 Sounds differ in pitch and can be created in many different ways.

 Making musical instruments.

Way to Work (Means)

1. Review the previous lessons.

2. Read and discuss the above verses and stress how important music is in worship.

3. Show pictures, a video or DVD of an orchestra using a range of instruments:-
a) wind
b) percussion
c) brass
d) stringed

4. Explain why instruments have different levels of pitch. (Pitch is high, low notes.)
Each musician can change the pitch of their notes, though with percussion, that is not always
possible.

5. Divide the class into groups to create their own instruments.

a) Wind instruments: Six milk bottles, water and rod

Is the pitch lower or higher with more water? (lower)

What happens if you blow across the bottles?

b) Percussion instruments: Variety of containers – plastic bottles, yoghurt
pots, dried peas, rice, marbles, buttons, pins, tape

Which instrument makes the highest sound?

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