Learning objective
- To appraise different musical features in a variety of film contexts.
Success criteria
- I can discuss the features of film music.
- I
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Appreciate
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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 the whiteboards and pens. Play the Link: Mission Impossible and ask the children to note on a whiteboard what they notice about the tempo of the music. Repeat the activity, asking them to comment on the pitch and then the dynamics. As they share their ideas, note the general recall of the key…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have the music downloaded to listen through headphones rather than through the class speakers; could be given verbal prompts from the teacher.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should justify their answers using musical vocabulary, e.g. pitch, harmony, tempo etc; should start to make links between emotion and musical elements EG: ‘It sounds scary because it is low pitch and a slow tempo.’
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying how different styles of music
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Vocabulary definitions
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emotion
A strong feeling.
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imagery
Something that helps the audience visualise author's idea.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 13th November, 2025
Lesson 2: Scenes and sounds
Analysing a film score to identify and understand the composing techniques that create action, tension...
Lesson 5: The soundtrack
Bringing together their skills from this unit to soundtrack film clips with their own graphic...
Lesson 4: Composing for film
Notating the children's compositions with a graphic score; creating sounds using instruments and the children's...
Assessment – Music Y6: Film music
Assessment quiz for use at the start and/or end of the unit to assess pupil...
