Learning objective

  • To play a walking bass line on tuned percussion.

Success criteria

  • I can describe what a walking bass line

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Gimme five! and use it to recap learning from the previous lesson.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could play from the Resource: Simplified walking bassline instead; could place coloured sticky dots on the relevant notes to create a visual reminder of which notes to play.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should play the whole of both sections without notation in time with the music.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: playing the notes of the walking

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Vocabulary definitions

  • dynamics

    How loud or soft the music is.

  • rock and roll

    A style of music that developed in the 1950s.

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Laura Barr

Music specialist

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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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