Music Maker Pitch is a program for those just beginning to understand some of the principles of music. It introduces children to the idea of pitch without using formal musical notation.

It begins with the concept that low notes are situated on lower steps and higher ones on the top steps and moves on to a model of a conventional keyboard with low notes at the left and high ones to the right.

Another concept is introduced with the trombone, demonstrating that higher and lower notes can be produced according to the length of the trombone tube.

A further activity helps to establish the connection between patterns of dots and simple sequences of higher and lower notes. There are opportunities to compose and play back tunes as well as an activity for creating and editing tunes of greater length.

Supplied with high-quality recorded speech in English, Music Maker Pitch may be extended at any time with French, Spanish, Polish, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu or Welsh. A Welsh edition – Crëwr Cerdd Thraw – is also available. See Show me more and Talk·2·Talk.

Teem says: ‘I feel this is an excellent piece of software for Key Stage 1 Music. It operates at a level which would be enjoyed from Reception to Year 2 (and beyond!). It has been well thought out so that navigation is extremely simple and can be managed independently, even by the youngest age group.’