Before starting this unit, you might want to check the children can recall:
What pulse is. (The steady, regular beat in music - see the video Teacher skills: Pulse and rhythm.)
What rhythm is. (The pattern of beats or sounds - see the video Teacher skills: Pulse and rhythm.)
What call and response is. (A musical pattern where one person or group plays or sings a phrase, the call, and another person or group answers with a different phrase, the response.)
What a motif is. (A short musical idea or pattern that is repeated and developed throughout a piece of music.)
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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!