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
Pupils should be taught
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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
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dynamics
How loud or soft is the music.
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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
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 31st May, 2024
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