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Learning objective

  • To create an improvised piece of music showing contrast.

Success criteria

  • I can create music with a clear beginning,
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Show the Presentation: What do you hear? Listen to the three audio clips and ask the children to identify the pentatonic scale, drone and rhythmic pattern (tala).

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Should play the drone.
  • Should read the story before the lesson with an adult or partner.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should work in a group of two rather than three.
  • Could play both the drone and melody parts by themselves.
  • Could write their own story.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Explain what musical contrast is.
  • Change the dynamics,
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Vocabulary definitions

  • dynamics

    The volume (e.g loud and quiet).

  • musical contrast

    Showing differences between two or more sections of music.

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Assessment - Music: Inspired by India: Musical improvisations

Lesson 1: Introduction to traditional Indian music

Lesson 2: Improvising a melody

Lesson 3: Exploring drone and tala sounds

Lesson 4: Musical stories

Lesson 5: Practise and perform

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Last update: 10th April, 2026

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