Compositions for the festival of colour
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Composition to represent the festival of colour (Theme: Holi festival)
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Suggest a colour to match a piece of music.
- Create a graphic score and describe how this matches the general structure of a piece of music.
- Create a vocal composition in response to a picture and justify their choices using musical terms.
- Create a vocal composition in response to a colour.
- Record their compositions in written form.
- Work as a group to perform a piece of music.
Suggested prior learning
South and West Africa
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Hearing colours
- To understand that music can be represented with colours.
Lesson 2: Picturing music
- To represent a piece of music as a graphic score.
Lesson 3: Vocal composition
- To create a vocal composition based on a picture.
Lesson 4: Colour composition
- To create a piece of music inspired by a single colour.
Lesson 5: Performing in colour
- To work as a group to perform a piece of music.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
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Knowledge organiser: Music Y5 – Composition to represent the festival of colour
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit Composition to represent the festival…
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Vocabulary display: Compositions for the festival of colour
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit Compositions for the festival of colour.
Cross-curricular opportunities
British values: Mutual respect.