Learning objective
- To use vocal improvisation and known melodies against a backing track.
Success criteria
- I can improvise a melody over a four-chord
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Improvise
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and use it to recap learning from the last lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could work with the teacher or a Teaching Assistant and concentrate on Task 1 – singing songs they can remember from the Presentation: Four-chord progressions.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could combine two or more songs that they know by singing them over the backing track at the same time, and/or combine a known melody with an improvisation; could use their own instruments to play a melody or improvise over the backing track.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: fitting an existing melody over a
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Vocabulary definitions
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chord
Two or more notes played together.
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chord progression
A sequence of chords.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th January, 2025
