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Lesson 2: Timbre and rhythmic pattern: Starting with instruments

Building on their understanding of timbre, children carefully select and play appropriate instruments or body percussion to help tell the story of The Three Little Pigs.

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Learning objective

To select suitable instrumental sounds to represent a character in a fairy tale.

Success criteria

I can respond to hand signals.
I can use

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Experiment

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Ask the children to read the pig’s line from the Three Little Pigs story in different voices (for example, tired, excited, scared, self-confident etc). “Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin, I will not let you in!” Ask what is it that they are changing about their voice. (Timbre.)

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could think about the sort of sound needed for different characters, e.g. a big wolf, a little pig; could select the best option from two or three different sounds demonstrated.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should justify why they have chosen this sound for their character or event from the story, e.g. “I chose this sound for my character because…”

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: responding to hand signals when playing

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Vocabulary definitions

timbre

The quality of sound e.g. smooth, scratchy, twinkly.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y1: Timbre and rhythmic patterns

Lesson 1: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Character voices

Lesson 2: Timbre and rhythmic pattern: Starting with instruments

Lesson 3: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Rhythms

Lesson 4: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Responding to music

Lesson 5: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Keeping the pulse

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Elizabeth Stafford

Music specialist

After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK…

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