Learning objective
- To recognise key elements of music.
Success criteria
- I can identify the dynamics in the piece.
- I
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Appreciate
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Cross-curricular links
- None.
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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 use the Resource: Keywords when completing the table in the listening activity; could have access to the audio link they need to answer the questions to replay it as often as needed; could focus on dynamics and tempo initially before moving on to the other areas of the music.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be encouraged to focus on giving more detailed answers when describing texture and instruments/timbre, perhaps giving specific examples.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how the music makes them
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Vocabulary definitions
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tempo
The speed of the music (fast or slow).
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texture
How many layers of sound the music has (thick or thin).
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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