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
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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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
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performance
The action of entertaining other people by singing or playing music.
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In this unit
Assessment - Year 1: Pitch
Lesson 1: Recognising sounds
Lesson 2: Pitch patterns
Lesson 3: Changing tempo
Lesson 4: Superhero theme tune
Lesson 5: Final performance
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 21st August, 2024
