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  6. Lesson 4: Responding to music

Learning objective

  • To play sound patterns in time with the pulse using a visual stimulus.

Success criteria

  • I can recognise different sound patterns and represent
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen
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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: Explain the answer and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could tap out the beat; could play the ‘Big wolf’ rhythm only.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should demonstrate both sound patterns accurately, to the beat.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: playing given sound patterns in time

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Vocabulary definitions

  • Vocabulary for this unit has already been introduced in Lessons 1-3.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y1: Sound patterns

Lesson 1: Character voices

Lesson 2: Starting with instruments

Lesson 3: Sound patterns

Lesson 4: Responding to music

Lesson 5: Fairytale performance

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Last update: 31st October, 2025

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Contributing author:

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