Lesson 4: Superhero theme tune
Considering the features of superhero theme tunes and working collaboratively to create original superhero compositions.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Share the first 10 seconds of the Audio: Superhero.
Audio: Superhero
Ask the children to share with a partner what changes they notice in the pitch (there is a pattern that repeats - low to high, then low again, eight times.)
Play the audio again and invite the children to mimic the pitch with their hands.
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