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Learning objective

  • To select appropriate sounds to match events, characters and feelings in a story.

Success criteria

  • I can select appropriate timbres to represent characters.
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Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Experiment
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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

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Lesson plan

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should discuss their character and how they would feel at each part of the story with the group or an adult; could be given an instrument appropriate for their character (e.g. drum for the Wolf; wooden guiro or snare drum for the Huntsman); could use the Knowledge organiser to support their use and understanding of musical vocabulary.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be challenged to capture greater detail from the story in their music; could, in addition to dynamics and tempo, use a tuned instrument to create a simple theme for their character.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a piece of music with

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Vocabulary definitions

  • timbre

    The character or quality of a musical sound.

  • dynamics

    The volume of a piece of music.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y2: Orchestral instruments

Lesson 1: The Three Bears

Lesson 1: The Three Bears

Lesson 2: The Snow Queen

Lesson 2: The Snow Queen

Lesson 3: Red Riding Hood

Lesson 3: Red Riding Hood

Lesson 4: Jack and the Beanstalk

Lesson 4: Jack and the Beanstalk

Lesson 5: Super storytellers

Lesson 5: Super storytellers

Originally created by:

Elizabeth Stafford

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 15th January, 2026

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