Lesson 1: Pitter patter raindrops

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall:

Changes within a piece of music can be explained using musical vocabulary.
They can explain the timbre, dynamic, and textural details of a piece of music, both verbally and through movement.
That they can discuss using musical vocabulary (related to the inter-related dimensions of music) improvements to their own and others’ work.
That music often has more than one instrument being played at a time.

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In this unit

Assessment – Music Y4: Body and tuned percussion

Lesson 1: Pitter patter raindrops

Lesson 2: Rainforest body percussion Lesson 3: The rhythm of the forest floor Lesson 4: The loopy rainforest Lesson 5: Sounds of the rainforest

Originally created by:

Laura Barr Music specialist

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!

Laura has created music topics that engage with cross curricular themes from classical music that represent animals, to a topic that introduces Key Stage 2 pupils to South and West African music.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026