Learning objective
- To sing in two parts using expression and dynamics.
Success criteria
- I can hold my own part.
- I can sing
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Play
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Cross-curricular links
Geography
Human and physical geography
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could sing first in the round so that the melody on the backing track supports them in knowing when to sing.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be able to maintain the tempo of the song and stay in time when singing as a round; could vary the dynamics of their singing to match the lyrics of the song (for example, the first verse of each pair works well sung softer than the second verse).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by. singing in tune with developing breath
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Vocabulary definitions
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a cappella
Singing without an accompaniment (music).
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dynamics
The volume of the music (loud or quiet).
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In this unit
Lesson 1: Space soundtrack
Lesson 1: Shosholoza a cappella
Lesson 1: The singing river
Lesson 2: Listening to space
Lesson 2: Playing Shosholoza
Lesson 2: The listening river
Lesson 3: Comparing planets
Lesson 3: The Shosholoza show
Lesson 3: The repeating river
Lesson 4: Planet motif
Lesson 4: Drumming away to Africa
Lesson 4: The percussive river
Lesson 5: Journey to space
Lesson 5: Eight-beat breaks
Lesson 5: The performing river