Learning objective

  • To recall and describe key features of known musical genres.

Success criteria

  • I can perform ‘Put on your gumboots!’,
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National curriculum

Music

Children should be taught to:

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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 the children can: Recognise some styles of music. Play tuned percussion with reasonable accuracy. Discuss their opinions using musical vocabulary.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could play the Sheet music: Put your gumboots on! (tuned percussion part 2)  and Sheet music: What’s the story? (tuned percussion part 2) and Sheet music: Vamos, let’s go! (tuned percussion part 1); could use the respective Knowledge organiser for the units during the question sections for support.  

Pupils working at greater depth

Could play the Sheet music: Put your Gumboots On! (bass line)Sheet music: What’s the Story? (bass line); could use the Audio: Guiro salsa rhythm clip for ‘Vamos, Let’s Go!’ (see Teacher knowledge).

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising South African, Caribbean

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Vocabulary definitions

  • salsa

    A style of music based on Afro-Cuban music, funk and disco, developed by the Spanish immigrant communities of New York.

  • calypso

    A type of music which originated in Trinidad.

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Elizabeth Stafford

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After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK…
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