Learning objective
- To be able to play a melody line accurately and fluently
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
- Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
- Use and understand staff and other musical notations
- Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Encourage them to play the tune much more slowly. You could also colour code the notes and keys on their instrument using stickers.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should aim to play the melody without the notation in front of them. This is good practice to see if they can hear when they have gone wrong and try to correct it by ear.