Category: Lesson Plan

Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 2

Key Learning Objective:  To add and maintain a second part to the sea shanty in harmony. Additional Learning Objective:  To explore call and response structure further.   Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the Overture ‘The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)’ by Mendelssohn. Focus on how the rolling melodies are reminiscent of the seascape the inspired the […]

Year 5, Unit 3: Singing – Lesson 3

Key Learning Objective:  To identify, sing and perform intervals/leaps in a melody.   Starter activity: Choose an activity from the Pitch and Vocal starter bank. Main activity: Listening and response activity based on the track, ‘Young Rider’. Learn the song, focusing on the shape of the melodic line, ensuring the different intervals are pitched correctly. Plenary: Give the children […]

Year 5, Unit 3: Singing – Lesson 1

Key Learning Objectives:  To understand that music moves. between high and low pitches. To identify melodic shape To maintain a musical line in a 2 part song – melody/ostinato.   Starter activity: Choose an activity from the Pitch and Vocal starter bank, questioning the pupil’s understanding of pitch so far. Main activity: Listening and response activity based on […]