Learning objective

  • To explore tempo changes through movement.

Success criteria

  • I can move to reflect the tempo

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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

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children: Understand that the pulse of the music can change. Know that sounds can help tell a story. Know that their voice, body and instruments can show fast and slow beats.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could follow an adult or their partner, completing the movement and sounds they make as a guide.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could use the performance opportunities to demonstrate to the class their own ideas for movements and sounds; could describe the tempo of the various story characters.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: moving and creating sounds

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Vocabulary definitions

  • tempo

    The speed of the music (fast or slow).

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