Learning objective

  • To engage with city themes through song, soundscape creation, and music analysis.

Success criteria

  • I can identify sounds of the city.
  • I can

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Use

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Odd one out. Play the clips and give the children some time to discuss.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should have a breakdown of the task of identifying city sounds into more manageable steps with clear examples; could be aided in choosing their city sounds by guiding them towards sounds that can be easily recreated with simple body percussion or classroom objects; could use the second page of Resource: Teacher notes – folk song lyrics to help with learning lyrics during Attention grabber.

Pupils working at greater depth: 

Should challenge them to find innovative ways to recreate city sounds, perhaps using digital tools or combining sounds to create complex audio effects; could lead their groups, such as coordinating the soundscape creation or leading discussions on how to add musical dimensions to their performance.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: singing ‘London Bridge is falling down’

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Vocabulary definitions

  • duration

    The length of time that something lasts.

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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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