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  6. Lesson 5: Indian music: Performing Anile vaa

Learning objective

  • To perform a piece of music using musical notation.

Success criteria

  • I can sing accurately from musical notation and
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play
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Cross-curricular links

None.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens and display the Presentation: Mind map.

Learning objective

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could put stickers on the notes or note names to help them when they are playing the tune.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should lead the group to ensure that everyone plays in time; could test each other on notation; should label the notes in the Anile vaa notation.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: singing and playing in time with

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Vocabulary definitions

  • notation

    How we write music down on paper.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y3: India

Lesson 1: Introducing traditional Indian music and instruments

Lesson 2: Indian music: Playing a rag

Lesson 3: Indian music: Adding a drone

Lesson 4: Indian music: Introducing the tal

Lesson 5: Indian music: Performing Anile vaa

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Last update: 19th January, 2026

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