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Lesson 1: Exploring Fingal's Cave

Listening to and discussing an audio clip of 'Fingal's Cave' by Felix Mendelssohn.
children singing sheet music

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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 that the children can recall that:

  • Varying effects can be created using only your voice, e.g. by changing the pitch, dynamic or tempo of the sounds made.

  • Simple pictures or symbols can be used to represent the structure (organisation) of music.

  • Human voices have their own individual timbre and this can be adapted by using the voice in different ways.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026

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