Learning objective
- To compare two pieces of music.
Success criteria
- I can identify changes in dynamics and use
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Listen
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1 and use it to recap previous learning.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given a selection of colours, shapes or patterns to represent the music; should use the Knowledge organiser to support with musical terminology to compare Venus and Mars.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain how dynamics are used to create the dark or heavy mood in ‘Mars’ and a hopeful or light mood in ‘Venus’; should describe the image both pieces of music create for the listener.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing both pieces of music using
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Vocabulary definitions
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planet
An extremely large mass of material that moves in a circular path around the Sun or another star.
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representation
The way that someone or something is shown or described.
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