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Learning objective
- To learn the musical vocabulary: pulse and tempo.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Experiment
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Cross-curricular links
Physical education
Pupils should be taught
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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: Understand that the pulse of the music can change. Know that sounds can help tell a story. Know that their voice, body and instruments can show fast and slow beats.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could follow an adult or child partner, completing the movement and sounds they make as a guide.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could use the performance opportunities to demonstrate to the class their own ideas for movements and sounds; could describe the tempo of the various story characters; could consider how pulse and tempo are linked.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: moving and creating sounds
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Vocabulary definitions
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dynamics
The volume of the music (loud or quiet).
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pulse
The regular beat of the music, like a heartbeat.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th September, 2025
