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

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • listen

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Before the lesson

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

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.

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing two pieces of music using

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Vocabulary definitions

  • annotate

    To add notes or remarks.

  • intepret

    To decide what the intended meaning of something is.

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Elizabeth Stafford

Music specialist

Image Specialists 12
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…
Find out more
Image Specialists 12

Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

_
For copyright reasons, you may not screenshot this page.
Press esc to exit