Learning objective
- To read and play a canon from staff notation.
Success criteria
- I can define ‘canon’ in music.
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Attention grabber
Play each clip in turn and ask pupils to consider the questions below. https://www.kapowprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Memories.mp3Please accept statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video. ‘Memories’ by Maroon 5 https://www.kapowprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/All-together_now.mp3Please accept statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video. ‘All together now’ by The Farm https://www.kapowprimary.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cryin.mp3Please accept statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video. ‘Cryin’ by Aerosmith
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the sheet music with the letter names on and play part 4, which repeats the same notes over and over.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could use the sheet music with no letter names and move on to a new part after the initial activity. Part 1 offers the most challenge. Pupils who have completed the Kapow Primary KS2 Instrumental scheme should be able to use the staff notation without letter names.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able
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Vocabulary definitions
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Baroque
Music created in Europe between 1600 and 1750.
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canon
Music in which very similar parts are introduced one by one to overlap.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 16th September, 2024
