Lesson 4: Tuned and untuned instruments

Experimenting with playing tuned and untuned instruments, children then play along and sing in time to familiar songs, changing the tempo (speed) or dynamic (volume) each time

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Before the lesson

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Learning objectives

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EYFS outcomes

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Activity

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Key vocabulary

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Prompts for learning

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Observations

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Teacher notes

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Next steps

To choose appropriate instruments to represent different parts of a song. 

To perform a practised song to a small audience. 

Note any specific next steps for individual children.

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