Learning objective

  • To explore how dynamics can be represented by different symbols.

Success criteria

  • I can hear loud and soft (quiet) sounds

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Experiment

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children into pairs. Play the Audio: Deep ocean (0:00-0:30): https://www.kapowprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RR-Underwater-world-AN.mp3Please accept statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video.   Ask the children:

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could have an example of dynamic changes modelled to them to copy initially before creating their own.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should demonstrate to the class how to use different instruments to play loud and soft.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: responding to dynamic changes

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Vocabulary definitions

  • dynamics

    The volume of the music (loud or quiet).

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