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Learning objective
- To sing and play an instrument at the same time.
Success criteria
- I can say and clap the rhythm of
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
- None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: That ‘timbre’ means the quality of a sound; e.g. that different instruments would sound different playing a note of the same pitch. That their voice can create different timbres to help tell a story. That music can be represented by pictures or…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have the pulse tapped out gently on their shoulders to help them feel it (check with the school’s safeguarding policy and ask the child’s permission first).
Pupils working at greater depth
Could participate in the final instrumental performance.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: clapping the rhythm of their name;
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Vocabulary definitions
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pulse
The heartbeat of the music. Sometimes called the 'beat'.
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rhythm
Patterns of long and short sounds.
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In this unit
Assessment - Music Y2: Musical me
Lesson 1: Once a man fell in a well
Lesson 2: Dynamics and timbre
Lesson 3: Melody
Lesson 4: My own melody
Lesson 5: Group composition
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th September, 2025
