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Lesson 1: Singing for victory

Using musical vocabulary to describe features of the music of World War 2.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Before starting the lesson, you might want to check the children can recall:

  • Reading music from notation.

  • Singing together with each other.

  • Singing in time with the music.

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In this unit

Assessment – Music Y6: Songs of World War 2
Lesson 1: Singing for victory
Lesson 2: The White Cliffs of DoverLesson 3: Pitch upLesson 4: HarmoniseLesson 5: Let’s notate
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