Learning objective

  • To keep a pulse and show a sound pattern using bodies and voices.

Success criteria

  • I can keep the pulse with

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Begin seated in a circle. Remind the children that, just like our bodies, music has a heartbeat or pulse. Sometimes it is fast, sometimes it is slow, but it is always there. Listen to the link: You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman and model swaying, and then tapping on knees, in time…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could stamp their feet in time to the music to help them feel the pulse; could have most of their part sung for them by the teacher or a peer; could only sing or say their friend’s name in the gap.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could act as the leader in place of the teacher.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: keeping the pulse using their body;

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Vocabulary definitions

  • pulse

    The heartbeat of the music; sometimes called the 'beat'.

  • speaking voice

    Using the voice to speak with a beat.

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In this unit

Assessment - Year 1: Keeping the pulse

Lesson 1: Finding the pulse

Lesson 2: Singing a sound pattern

Lesson 3: Using a thinking voice

Lesson 4: Reading sound patterns

Lesson 5: Practice makes perfect

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Last update: 30th August, 2024

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Contributing author:

Elizabeth Stafford

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