Lesson 4: Musical story composition

Children write, compose, practise and perform their own musical story based on either their morning routine, the school day routine or anything else that is appropriate for your class

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Before the lesson

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Learning objectives

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EYFS outcomes

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Activity

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Key vocabulary

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Prompts for learning

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Observations

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Teacher notes

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Next steps

To create a musical story based upon a familiar routine. 

To use movement to express moods or actions within a musical story.

To play an instrument as part of a musical story and perform as a group. 

Note any specific next steps for individual children.

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