High and low sounds
Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Can explain High and low sounds
1 · Read
Sounds can be high or low. How high or low a sound is has a name. It is called pitch. A bird chirp is high. A big drum is low.
Good to know
When you sing high, the sound goes up. When you sing low, the sound goes down.
Try it together
Sing a high squeaky sound like a little bird. Then sing a low rumbly sound like a big bear. Feel how they are different.
Try it together
Find high and low sounds at home. A tiny bell is high. Knocking on a big door is low.
Pitch is how high or low a sound is.
2 · Watch
Take it off screen
Print a worksheetA4 with an answer key page for grown-ups. No screen, no internet.
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
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Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.