Learning objective
- To compare two pieces of music.
- To explore and show the differences between two pieces of music through drawing and sound.
Success criteria
- I can compare two pieces of music by
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National curriculum
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
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 prompts and examples of symbols that could represent peace and tranquillity when listening to ‘Venus’; Should use flashcards with pictures and names of instruments to compare “Mars” and “Venus”.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should justify how dynamics, tempo and timbre are used to create the dark or heavy mood of war in Holst’s ‘Mars’ and a hopeful or light mood in ‘Venus’; should also describe the image both pieces of music create.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing two pieces of music using
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Vocabulary definitions
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annotate
To add notes or remarks.
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intepret
To decide what the intended meaning of something is.
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Example work
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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