Learning objective
- To identify the basic key features of staff notation.
Success criteria
- I know which direction to read the staff
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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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 that the children can recall: Rhythm is a pattern of sounds. Beat is the pulse (heartbeat) of music. Notation is how music is written down.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the vocabulary box (word bank) on the quiz sheet in the Activity: Staff notation quiz – with word bank version to help complete the labelling task; could rehearse answers to the ‘complete the sentences’ task with a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could complete the empty bars on the quiz sheet with rhythms that add up to four.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: correctly labelling all staff notation features
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Vocabulary definitions
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crotchet
A musical note that lasts for one beat.
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music notation
A visual representation of music.
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In this unit
Assessment - Music KS2: Instrumental: South Africa
Lesson 1: Introduction to staff notation
Lesson 2: Minims
Lesson 3: Semibreves
Lesson 4: Crotchets and rests
Lesson 5: Gumboot dance
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 29th May, 2025
