Learning objective
- To listen for and recognise some basic elements of music.
- To listen for and recognise some basic elements of music and understand their impact on the music.
Success criteria
- I can recognise differences in dynamics.
- I can recognise
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- listen
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Cross-curricular links
- Nothing relevant to this lesson.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Give the children coloured pencils, crayons or pastels. Explain that the children are going to listen to part of a piece of music called, ‘Mars’ by the composer, Gustav Holst, and you want them to draw symbols, pictures and shapes whilst listening to the music, thinking about which colours might represent the music. Emphasis that…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Should use visual aids showing instruments and dynamics symbols; could give a limited selection of colours and shapes when representing the music.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be encouraged to use musical terminology when describing the music; could be challenged to give their own definitions of these terms and explain them to their peers.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: correctly identifying some instruments and changes
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Vocabulary definitions
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composer
A person who writes music.
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Example work
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In this unit
Lesson 1: Space soundtrack
Lesson 2: Listening to space
Lesson 3: Comparing planets
Lesson 4: Planet motif
Lesson 5: Journey to space
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 12th April, 2024
