Lesson 2: Hieroglyphic score

Pupils create their own, improvised pieces of music and notate them using hieroglyphs.

Before the lesson

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Learning objectives

  • To explore and use different forms of notation

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices (and playing instruments) with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Might want to use the hieroglyphs on the Activity: Hieroglyph sheet by cutting them out and re-ordering them instead of drawing their own.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to produce really detailed hieroglyphs that cannot be misinterpreted. Should be challenged to explain the choice of sound for their hieroglyphs.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

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