Lesson 4: Planet motif

Pupils play and create motifs (short sequences of sound), notating or writing down their compositions.

Before the lesson

Learning objective

  • To be able to create short sequences of sound

National curriculum

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  •  experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions
    of music
  • play tuned and untuned instruments musically’

See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2

 

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Should be encouraged to keep their motif simple, for example, playing from C – G and back again.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to use leaps within their motif, rather than just notes next to each other, for example, CC GG EE C.

To extend pupils working at greater depth, see Year 4 > Romans videos to understand more about motifs and how to develop them.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Glossary

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