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Learning objective

  • To adapt a familiar tune using jazz rhythms.

Success criteria

  • I can describe what swung quavers are.
  • I can
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen
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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 (one each). Display the Presentation: Mind map.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could draw coloured dots on the swing notes; should use the colour-coded notation on the Activity: Mary had a little lamb notation to help them learn the tune.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should experiment and adapt the rhythm as necessary, ensuring that it is still a swung rhythm.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: playing a swung rhythm using a

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Vocabulary definitions

  • motif

    A short musical idea or pattern that is repeated and developed throughout a piece of music.

  • quaver

    A musical note that lasts for half a beat.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y3: Jazz

Lesson 1: Ragtime

Lesson 2: Traditional jazz

Lesson 3: Scat singing

Lesson 4: Jazz motifs

Lesson 5: Swung rhythms

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Last update: 5th February, 2026

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