Learning objective
- To create an eight beat break to play within a performance.
Success criteria
- I can create a break that fills eight
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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 have one of the predetermined eight-count rhythms so all they have to do is memorise it and play it in the correct place.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to use a rest (or two) in their breaks.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating an eight beat break, which
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Vocabulary definitions
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metronome
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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