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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 3: Scat singing

Creating and performing a scat singing call (where musicians make up words and sounds to mimic the sounds of an instrument).

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Learning objective

To be able to scat sing using the call and response format.

Success criteria

I can sing a response to a call.
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could be the caller in their pair, allowing them to repeat the same call rather than having to generate ideas on the spot; could try a different response every time if responding to a call as improvisation practice.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should take turns being the caller and the responder in the paired task; could lead the class during the Wrapping up to keep everyone in time with their calls using gestures.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: improvising or composing a scat singing

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Vocabulary definitions

scat

A style of singing in jazz where the singer uses their voice to imitate musical instruments, making up nonsense syllables instead of using actual words.

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