Learning objective

  • To create and perform an ostinato.

Success criteria

  • I can create a simple ostinato.
  • I can play

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Improvise

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Expand and add detail. Working in pairs, ask the children to expand on the statement ‘An ostinato can make a piece of music more memorable’ using their knowledge from the previous lesson.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could be given a sentence to use to generate their ostinato rhythm; could write the rhythm directly under the words, copying the way notes look from the Presentation: The percussive river; could choose their own way to notate the rhythm.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could create a longer ostinato pattern; each person in the pair could create a separate ostinato which could then be played together.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating an ostinato and representing it

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Vocabulary definitions

  • ostinato

    A repeated musical pattern.

  • percussion

    Instruments which make a sound when they are hit or struck.

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Laura Barr

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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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