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Lesson 3: Indian music: Adding a drone

Building on the group compositions from the previous lesson, adding a repeated background note known as a drone.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: Anagrams.

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Laura Barr Music specialist

In her 14 year teaching career, Laura assumed the role of Music Lead, and was Head of Music in a large secondary school. Laura has a passion for working with children with a disadvantaged background, either through deprivation or disability, and now works full-time as Head of the Dyslexia Resource Base at a secondary school in the New Forest. When she isn’t busy with work Laura loves to spend time with her three sons; a nine year old and four year old twins; walking, swimming and generally anything else that tires them out!

 

Laura has created music topics that engage with cross curricular themes from classical music that represent animals, to a topic that introduces Key Stage 2 pupils to South and West African music.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026

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