Learning objective

  • To learn about the music used to celebrate the Chinese New Year festival.

Success criteria

  • I know the story of Chinese New Year.
  • I

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Appreciate

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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 children can recall: Strategies to sing together, such as look at the leader to know when to start and stop. Singing techniques, such as posture, breathing and voice warm ups.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could work with a more confident partner.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be able to verbalise their movement choices using key vocabulary.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: matching their movements to the music;

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Vocabulary definitions

  • crescendo

    The gradual increase in volume of the music.

  • duration

    How long a tone is played or sung for.

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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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