Early Learning Goals: To use graphic notation to illustrate pitch. To describe the features of a Native American Indian music. To use voices expressively and creatively to sing songs and chants. Starter activity: Breathing exercise focusing on isolating diaphragm movement, followed by a vocal warm up using the song ‘Dr Knickerbocker’. Main focus: Sing […]
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Reception, Unit 2: Pitch – Lesson 4
Early Learning Goal: To recognise that music is notated to show both pitch and duration. Starter activity: Three individual aural exercises that kinaesthetically reinforce the concept of high and low notes to the pupils. Main focus: Listen to ‘Abeeyo’ and introduce ‘callers’ and ‘responders’, focusing on varying dynamics and ‘body pitching’ the sounds. Plenary: Listen […]
Reception, Unit 2: Pitch – Lesson 3
Early Learning Goals: To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high, middle and low sounds. To use the voice to copy a simple melodic pattern. To play a simple melodic pattern on an instrument. Starter activity: Warm up/breathing exercise, followed by a performance of ‘Row, row, row the boat’ as a round in two parts. […]
Reception, Unit 2: Pitch – Lesson 2
Early Learning Goals: To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high, middle and low sounds. To use actions to demonstrate pitch. To explore high and low sounds using voices and instruments. Starter activity: Warm up/breathing exercise, followed by introduction to ‘Row, Row, Row the boat’ to aid understanding of vocal range. Main focus: Revision of the […]
Reception, Unit 2: Pitch – Lesson 1
Early Learning Goals: To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high and low sounds. To use actions to demonstrate pitch. To explore high and low sounds using voices. Starter activity: Singing activity to help with breathing, chosen from the starter list. Main focus: Introduction to the concept of pitch, using the seven-step approach laid out on […]
Year 1, Unit 2: Animal Rhythms – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To feel and internalise the pulse/beat Warm up /Starter activity: Warm up and Stomp Canon/ Kye Kye Kule Main activity: Introduce the concept of a pulse/beat Plenary: Focus Song: This Train
Year 1 Unit 1: Air Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To listen to and describe a piece of music using musical vocabulary. Warm up /Starter activity: Plasticine Person (Sing Up warm up) Main activity: Introduce the new topic of Air with a listening activity Plenary: Record and listen to a play back of the children singing ‘Up, Up, Up’. What went well […]
Year 1, Unit 1: Pitch – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To listen to a variety of musical excerpts and identify different tempo. Additional Learning Objectives: To internalise and maintain a pulse. To use relevant musical vocabulary to describe the speed of different musical excerpts. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise using a tambour, introducing the concept of tempo. Main activity: Demonstrate how […]