Learning objective

  • To compose and notate a motif.

Success criteria

  • I can compose a motif.
  • I can use graphic

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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: Agree or disagree? and use it to recap the learning from the previous lesson.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could work as part of a guided group or start by using an example motif and adapting it slightly to make it their own rather than starting from scratch.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should use the Activity: Mosaic motif extension.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating and performing a motif, notating

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Vocabulary definitions

  • beat

    The steady 'heartbeat' of the music.

  • dotted minim

    A note that lasts for three beats.

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After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK…
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