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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: Hand jive

Learning about the origins and features of rock and roll music, performing the hand jive.

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Learning objective

To understand the history of rock and roll music.

Success criteria

I know where rock and roll music came

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Develop

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Cross-curricular links

None.

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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 that children can recall: What layers in music are. How can they perform well together as a group.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could do the first section of the dance (hit the legs and clap the hands) first, then join in when it comes round again.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should keep to time and attempt to add the stepping actions.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: performing the hand jive hand actions

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Vocabulary definitions

rock and roll

A genre of music developed in the 1950s.
hand jive

A dance invented for small spaces that uses patterns of hand moves and sidesteps.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y4: Rock and roll

Lesson 1: Hand jive

Lesson 2: Rock Around the Clock

Lesson 3: Walking bass line

Lesson 4: Performing the bass

Lesson 5: Rock and roll performance

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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