Before the lesson
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Learning objective
- To select suitable instrumental sounds to represent a character
National curriculum
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions
of music’
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Encourage them to think about the size of different characters. What sort of sound do we need for a BIG wolf? Demonstrate two or three different sounds and ask the child to make the best selection.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should be asked to justify why they have chosen this sound: “I chose this sound for my character because…”
Wrapping up
Assessing pupils' progress and understanding
Vocabulary
In this unit
- Assessment - Year 1: Timbre and rhythmic patterns
- Lesson 1: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Character voices
- Lesson 2: Timbre and rhythmic pattern: Starting with instruments
- Lesson 3: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Rhythms
- Lesson 4: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Responding to music
- Lesson 5: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Keeping the pulse