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Learning objective

  • To perform a group improvisation by combining the melody, drone and rhythm.

Success criteria

  • I can share musical ideas with my group.
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play
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Cross-curricular links

English

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Show the Presentation: Guess the word. Arrange the children in pairs. Assign one partner A and one B. Ask partner A to close their eyes. Use the spinner to reveal a word.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Should play the drone.
  • Could perform just one section of the video (beginning, middle, or end).

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Could play the drone and improvisation by themselves.
  • Could perform to the whole video.

 

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Contribute their musical ideas to the group
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Vocabulary definitions

  • drone

    A really long note, usually low-pitched.

  • melody

    A pattern of different pitches (the tune).

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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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