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Learning objective

  • To sing a melody in a round while staying focused on my group’s part.

Success criteria

  • I can start singing my part at the
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Play
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Recap and recall

Show the Presentation: Singing in parts. Ask the children to work in pairs and recall ways to help them sing in parts using the images as prompts.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Could sing only the second line of each phrase to allow additional processing time while learning the round.
  • 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 one of the groups by signalling when to begin and keeping them in time.
  • Should perform the round accurately as part of a pair.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Sing their part at the right time with
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Vocabulary definitions

  • round

    The same melody sung or played by two or more groups, starting at different times.

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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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