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Learning objective

  • To identify and sing musical loops.

Success criteria

  • I can explain what a musical loop
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play
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Cross-curricular links

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  • Mutual respect.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Show the Presentation: Melody or harmony? Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each). Ask the children to draw a line down the middle and label one side ‘Melody’ and the other ‘Harmony’, as shown in the presentation.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Could sing only the loop phrase to focus on maintaining pitch and rhythm through repetition.
  • Could stand in the centre of their group to match pitch and timing by listening to surrounding voices.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should lead their group by maintaining the steady beat and modelling clear, confident singing.
  • Should play the loop on an instrument (notes D and E) to reinforce the repeated musical pattern.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Explain what a musical loop is.
  • Sing a
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Vocabulary definitions

  • loop

    A short piece of music that repeats continuously.

  • melody

    A pattern of different pitches (the tune).

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In this unit

Assessment – Music Y4: Singing in parts: loops and layers

Lesson 1: Singing in two parts

Lesson 2: Singing loops

Lesson 3: Composing loops

Lesson 4: From loops to songs

Lesson 5: Singing in rounds

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Last update: 14th April, 2026

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