Learning objective
- To use teamwork to create a group composition featuring changes in texture, dynamics and pitch.
Success criteria
- I can work with
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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
Hand out a whiteboard and pen to each child and arrange the children in pairs. Display the Presentation: Rain sound by clapping and play the video: Choir makes rain on Videolink. Invite the children to draw a graphic score to represent a wave that they heard in the piece with either texture or dynamics.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could work with a ‘conductor buddy’.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be challenged to confidently lead the group as conductor.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using dynamics, texture or pitch in their
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Vocabulary definitions
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ensemble
A group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 8th January, 2024
