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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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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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

  • planet

    An extremely large mass of material that moves in a circular path around the Sun or another star.

  • representation

    The way that someone or something is shown or described.

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Elizabeth Stafford

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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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