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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 4: Group compositions

Using their knowledge of dynamics, texture and pitch to create a group composition.

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Learning objective

To use knowledge of dynamics, texture and pitch to create a group composition.

Success criteria

I can compose a

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National curriculum

Music

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

Recap and recall

Arrange the children in pairs and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child. Read the statement on the Presentation: Explain the answer with the children and ask them to work with their partner to describe the difference between dynamics and texture in a piece of music.

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

Would benefit from having the notated work from the previous lessons to help with recalling and inspiring ideas; could use the Activity: Musical elements poster (support) to remind them of the meanings of texture, dynamics and pitch.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could assume the role of the conductor and try to add pitch into a dynamics composition and vice versa.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using dynamics, texture or

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Vocabulary definitions

composition

A piece of music that has been created.
practising

Doing or playing something regularly or repeatedly in order to become skilled at it.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y6: Dynamics, pitch and texture

Lesson 1: Exploring Fingal's Cave

Lesson 2: Making waves: Pitch and dynamics

Lesson 3: Making waves: Texture

Lesson 4: Group compositions

Lesson 5: We are waves

Originally created by:

Sarah Frecknall

Music specialist

Sarah Frecknall is a specialist music teacher, currently working in a primary school teaching music from Nursery to Year 6. Sarah started her teaching career as a Year 3 class teacher, and her music career as a professional jazz singer, before combining the…

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