Before the lesson
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Learning objective
- To be able to improvise using given notes
National curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
- Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- Use and understand stave and other musical notations
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Might need to use stickers on the notes that they need for the rag.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should consider how to play in time with the drone.
Should experiment with a louder or quieter drone.