Learning objective

  • To represent a piece of music as a graphic score.

Success criteria

  • I can identify features of music.
  • I can describe

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Appreciate

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Which colour? and use it to recap learning from the last lesson. There’s no right or wrong answer, as long as the children justify their choices.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could view other groups’ graphic scores during the activity for inspiration.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should use musical terminology throughout to describe the music they are listening to.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able to create a graphic

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Vocabulary definitions

  • graphic score

    A representation of music through colours and shapes.

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Elizabeth Stafford

Music specialist

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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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