Lesson 5: Musical mountain

For the grand finale, pupils add a melody to their composition which should match up with their section of the animation

Before the lesson

Teacher resource: Musical Mountain

Learning objectives

  • To compose and notate a short melody to accompany a story

National curriculum

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related
    dimensions of music
  • play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical
    instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
  • use and understand staff and other musical notations’

See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Should be given the notes to use and may need to give them an order to play them in.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be pushed to organise their music so it fits accurately with the animation clip they are using.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

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In her 14 year teaching career, Laura assumed the role of Music Lead, and was Head of Music in a large secondary school. Laura has a passion for working with children with a disadvantaged background, either through deprivation or disability,…
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