Lesson 1: Ragtime
Learning about the style of ragtime music.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
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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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026
