Learning objective
To understand the concept of harmony
National curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
- Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music
- Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
- Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts using their voices and instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: These children can work with a more confident partner during the paired activity and then practise the lead part learnt in Lesson 3 rather than practising a new part. Tuned percussion part 2 is the more straightforward part in this unit if you do wish to allocate something new to play.
Pupils working at greater depth: These children can learn Tuned percussion part 1 as it contains a greater level of challenge. You may also want one or two of these children to play the lead part during the performance to help keep it going.
If you have children in your class who have instrumental lessons on another instrument, there are various options that enable you to make useful connections to their learning in school.
If they play a melody instrument, you could give them the sheet music for the ‘lead part’ to take along to their instrumental lesson and learn with their teacher. We have provided two versions, one at concert pitch (most instruments) and one for B flat instruments (some brass and woodwind instruments). If they play a chord instrument (such as the guitar), they could use the chord sheet music provided.
