Unit 6: North America (Instrumental lessons)
Exploring minimalism and the music of composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, children learn to identify music features such as interlocking patterns and layered textures. They learn to sing and play the piece 'Interlocking patterns' as they apply their skills reading staff notation and playing tuned percussion.
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Unit 6: North America (Instrumental lessons)
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Name the key features of minimalism.
- Share their opinions of the music they hear in the lesson.
- Name the key features of minimalism and work out the pitches to play from staff notation of the piece ‘Interlocking patterns’.
- Play their part accurately in isolation, and fairly accurately when combined with the other part.
- Play their part confidently in the final performance.
- Confidently answer questions in the quiz.
- Play with correct technique.
- Play most pieces accurately, fluently and expressively.
From April 2025, lessons within this unit will be updated to include a Recap and recall section and Kapow’s Presentation mode feature.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 5: India (Instrumental lessons)
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Minimalism
To understand the key features of minimalism
Lesson 2: Interlocking patterns
To play a minimalist melody in two parts from staff notation
Lesson 3: Minimalist melodies
To play an interlocking minimalist melody in two parts from staff notation
Lesson 4: Electronic dance music
To understand the connection between minimalist and electronic dance music
Lesson 5: Instrumental celebration
To play music from staff notation with accuracy, fluency, control and expression
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