Lesson 3: The repeating river
Learning how to recognise an ostinato in different types of music and performing vocal ostinati to represent the stages of a river.
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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
Display the Presentation: Gimme five! Working in pairs, ask the children to think of five key elements of a piece of music. If needed, remind the children how they analysed 'The Moldau' by Bedřich Smetana in the previous lesson.
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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
