Learning objective
- To create a musical motif to represent a planet.
Success criteria
- I can explain what a motif is.
- I can
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Experiment
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – transcription
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Should be encouraged to keep their motif simple, e.g. playing from C to G and back again; could be given a pre-recorded or modelled motif to practise or develop.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be encouraged to use leaps within their motif, rather than just notes next to each other, for example, CC GG EE C; could develop their motifs further, e.g. developing motifs beyond the notes of C to G or using a wider range of instruments.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying and discussing motifs in different
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Vocabulary definitions
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dynamics
The volume of a piece of music.
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motif
A small group of notes played in a particular order to create a 'sound idea' throughout a piece of music.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 12th June, 2024
