Before the lesson
Learning objectives
- To understand and play syncopated rhythms
National curriculum
- Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
- Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Should be given the easier rhythms to play, such as ‘1 2 3 4’ (slide 2) and the ‘Chewy Toffee’ rhythm (slide 3).
Pupils working at greater depth: Some children may have good recall of the syncopated rhythms learned in the South America Instrumental unit (if taught at year 3) and should be able to help you lead the class when learning the rhythms. They could be pushed to play the more challenging rhythms, such as ‘I’m jumping around’ (slide 3).