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Subjects

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

Lesson 1: Rhythm and structure

Creating and structuring rhythms to tell the story of St George and the Dragon.

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Learning objective

To create a rhythm based on a phrase from a story.

Success criteria

I can create different rhythms.
I can put rhythms

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Listen

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

Pupils should be

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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 can recall: Music can be used to represent different environments. There are many different ways to represent the same sound. Dynamics is how loud or soft the music is. Pitch is how low or high the tone is. Timbre is how a specific voice…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could benefit from using the example rhythms, practising with them, then clapping them in the specified order.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be challenged to make sure that each of their word patterns has a different rhythm so that they can get real variety in their piece.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating rhythms and putting them in

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Vocabulary definitions

legend

A very old story from ancient times.
myth

A traditional story that changes over time.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y2: Myths and legends

Lesson 1: Rhythm and structure

Lesson 2: Structured graphic score

Lesson 3: Layered graphic score

Lesson 4: Compose with structure

Lesson 5: Rehearse and perform

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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