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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Cross-curricular links
None.
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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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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
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
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beat
The steady 'heartbeat' of the music.
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dotted minim
A note that lasts for three beats.
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