Learning objective
- To perform a vocal ostinato.
Success criteria
- I know what an ostinato is and when
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Play
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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 sing the continuous ostinato, ‘Kshhhhhh’.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be given the responsibility of directing the ending of their group piece (or the class piece); could make suggestions for improvement, using musical terminology accurately.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining what an ostinato is; performing
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Vocabulary definitions
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Vocabulary for this lesson has already been covered in Lesson 1–2.
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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