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Lesson 5: Singing my ballad

Using a backing track, children perform their ballad, with actions, as a class.

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Learning objective

To show awareness of style, structure and features to perform a ballad.

Success criteria

I can write nonsense words to fill time

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Play

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children into pairs. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Keyword and ask the children to answer the questions and write these on a whiteboard. In your own words, write a definition. Use the term correctly in a sentence. Create a question where the keyword is the answer. What other words are connected to…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could opt-out of either the movement or saying the words. They also don’t need to say the nonsense lines.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be given solo nonsense sections for the performance and should lead their group, ensuring that they all perform in time.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: performing the lyrics fluently and with

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Vocabulary definitions

ballad

A song which tells a story - similar to a poem.
compose

To create an original piece of music.

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Example work

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y3: Ballads

Lesson 1: What is a ballad?

Lesson 2: Performing a ballad

Lesson 3: The story behind the song

Lesson 4: Writing lyrics

Lesson 5: Singing my ballad

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Last update: 29th November, 2023

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