Lesson 1: Pop Art and music
Exploring the musical concept of theme and variations; discovering how rhythms can be 'translated’ onto different instruments, including body percussion, inspired by artwork from the Pop Art era.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall:
What is rhythm.
How do different instruments sound.
How can they keep the pulse using body percussion.
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