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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 1: Telling stories through music

Listening to a famous piece of music and considering the story it tells; moving and acting to convey its meaning.

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Learning objective

To tell a story from a piece of music through movement.

Success criteria

I can picture a story from a piece

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Listen

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Cross-curricular links

English

Spoken language

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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 the children can recall: Pitch is how low or high the music is. Dynamics (volume) is how loud or soft the music is. Texture is the way all layers of music come together.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could be given a set of acting instructions to choose from for each section of music.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be able to present their storyline clearly through their acting/movement; should explain their choices using musical vocabulary.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able to verbalise how the

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Vocabulary definitions

dynamics

How loud or soft is the music.
pitch

How high or low is the music.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y3: Creating compositions (mountains)

Lesson 1: Telling stories through music

Lesson 2: Creating a soundscape

Lesson 3: Story sound effects

Lesson 4: Adding rhythm

Lesson 5: Musical mountain

Originally created by:

Laura Barr

Music specialist

In her 14 year teaching career, Laura assumed the role of Music Lead, and was Head of Music in a large secondary school. Laura has a passion for working with children with a disadvantaged background, either through deprivation or disability, and now works…

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 31st May, 2024