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Learning objective

  • To compose rhythmic patterns for a gumboot dance.

Success criteria

  • I can create an eight-beat rhythmic pattern.
  • I can
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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

Display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1. Ask the children to discuss the points in pairs.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could work with a more confident pupil; could work with model rhythms for them to choose from.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should create up to eight different rhythms.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: creating and performing an eight-

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Vocabulary definitions

  • compose

    To create music.

  • dynamics

    How soft or loud the music is.

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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

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Last update: 17th February, 2026

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