Learning objective
- To improvise as a group, using texture.
Success criteria
- I can follow a
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
-
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Cross-curricular links
None.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Before the lesson
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child. Display the Presentation: Keyword: Pitch and allow the children time to respond to the questions relating to the keyword.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
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 benefit from a ‘conductor partner’ to build confidence and model this role.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be challenged to make two or more sounds; could try to make pitched sounds (e.g. with a chime bar or their voice) alongside unpitched sounds (e.g. with their hands or feet, etc.)
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: changing texture within their
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.
Vocabulary definitions
-
graphic score
A way of writing down music on the page without using traditional stave notation, using symbols and images to represent the music.
-
notate
To write symbols to represent music.
This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.