Learning objective
- To explain what dynamics and timbre are.
Success criteria
- I can select an appropriate timbre
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Experiment
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Cross-curricular links
- None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Complete the dynamic changes with them so they can see something to copy if needed; could play louder as they move closer to you and quieter as they move away.
Pupils working at greater depth
These will be the natural leaders, use the performance opportunities to get them to show the class their sounds and dynamic changes.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: choosing instruments with appropriate
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Vocabulary definitions
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celeste
An instrument with a keyboard, like a piano, which makes a soft, high-pitched sound.
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timbre
The quality of sound e.g. smooth, scratchy, twinkly.
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In this unit
Assessment - Year 1: Musical vocabulary
Lesson 1: Pulse and tempo: Dive into danger!
Lesson 2: Dynamics and timbre: Underwater world
Lesson 3: Pitch and rhythm: Underwater world
Lesson 4: Texture and structure: Coral reef
Lesson 5: Musical vocabulary
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 13th December, 2023
