Before the lesson
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Learning objectives
- To create and perform an ostinato.
National curriculum
Pupils should be taught to:
- Understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations
Success criteria
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Differentiation
Remember that in Music, pupils you might expect to need support may not need it, and those you would class as working at greater depth in other curriculum areas might need support.
Pupils needing extra support: Write a sentence for them to use to generate their ostinato rhythm. They could write the rhythm directly under the words, copying the way notes look from the Presentation: The percussive river. Alternatively, they could choose their own way to notate the rhythm.
Pupils working at greater depth: Could create a longer ostinato pattern. Each person in the pair could create a separate ostinato which can then be played together.