Musical stories

Moving to music using instructions and changing movements to match the tempo, pitch or dynamics.

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Lesson 1: Moving to music

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Lesson 2: Storytelling with actions

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Lesson 3: Using instruments to represent actions

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Lesson 4: Musical story composition

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Lesson 5: Musical story performance

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Key skills

  • Listening appropriately to someone
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Key knowledge

  • To understand that a
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  • Teddy bears

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  • Devices with internet access ×15
  • Interactive whiteboard / smartboard ×1
  • A laptop ×15
  • A selection of different percussion instruments
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Music: Progression of skills and knowledge

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