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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 4: Superhero theme tune

Considering the features of superhero theme tunes and working collaboratively to create original superhero compositions.

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Learning objective

To create a superhero theme tune with a variety in tempo and pitch.

Success criteria

I can use fast and slow sounds.
I can

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Play

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Cross-curricular links

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Spoken language

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Share the first 10 seconds of the Audio: Superhero. Audio: Superhero https://www.kapowprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/phoenix.mp3Please accept statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video. Ask the children to share with a partner what changes they notice in the pitch (there is a pattern that repeats – low to high, then low again, eight times.) Play the audio again…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could use a shared phrase generated by the class in the Attention grabber activity; could use less than three notes in the Main activity.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could use pitch to tell a story; could take on specific roles within their groups, such as a conductor (directing the tempo and dynamics) or a composer (deciding the sequence of sounds).

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: contributing ideas and cooperating within their

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Vocabulary definitions

performance

The action of entertaining other people by singing or playing music.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y1: Pitch

Lesson 1: Recognising sounds

Lesson 2: Pitch patterns

Lesson 3: Changing tempo

Lesson 4: Superhero theme tune

Lesson 5: Final performance

Originally created by:

Elizabeth Stafford

Music specialist

After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK…

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