Learning objective
- To use musical notation to play melodies.
Success criteria
- I know that melodies (tunes) can be written
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
English (Year 1)
Writing – transcription
- Name
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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
Could have colour-coded letters and coloured dots on the corresponding notes of the instrument so that they do not have to rely on letter recognition alone; could work with more confident pupils for the letter notation activities.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could bring their own instruments to the lesson if appropriate; could be chosen to lead the Wrapping up activity.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: playing a known melody from letter
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Vocabulary definitions
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melody
Patterns of different pitches (high and low notes).
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notation
How the music is written down.
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