Key Learning Objective: To organise pitch to create the effect of flight. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise, based on the work ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ by Rimsky Korsakov written in 1899-1900. Focus on the movement of the pitch and the shape it creates. Record this activity for evidence. Main activities: To be recorded. Activity One: […]
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Year 5, Unit 1: Air – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To explore dynamics through singing and playing and link with aircraft. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on a range of aircraft taking off. Create the sounds of aircraft with everyones voices. Record this activity as evidence. Main activities: To be recorded. Activity One: Using hand-held percussion instruments, the class to create the soundscape […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 2
Key Learning Objective: To identify the key features of a sea shanty. Additional Learning Objectives: To perform as either the shanty man or in chorus. To demonstrate a feeling for the pulse of the song. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise, create a class boat and listen to ‘Haul Away Rosie’. Pupils to ‘haul a rope’ in […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 6
Key Learning Objective: To maintain an independent line within a two part song. Additional Learning Objective: To sing in tune with expression and perform rhythmically simple parts that use a limited range of notes. Starter activity: Listen to a number of capstan and hauling sea shanties, asking the children to identify the main features of […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objective: To interpret symbols as musical sounds. Additional Learning Objective: To select instruments and explore the timbre of the instruments in order to represent aspects of a storm. Starter activity: Watch the BBC Ten Pieces film for Benjamin Britten’s ‘The Storm’ from the opera ‘Peter Grimes’. Explain that the class will be using it […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To interpret symbols as musical sounds. Additional Learning Objective: To select instruments and explore the timbre of the instruments in order to represent aspects of a storm. Starter activity: Watch the BBC Ten Pieces film for Benjamin Britten’s ‘The Storm’ from the opera ‘Peter Grimes’. Explain that the class will be using it […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 3
Key Learning Objective: To maintain an independent line within a two part song. Starter activity: Warm up exercise, sing ‘Drunken Sailor’, clapping the pulse during the instrumental section, focusing on diction. Main activity: Learn the melody for the song ‘The Bold Pirate’, creating two groups, one to sing the melody line, the other to sing the ostinato. […]
Year 4, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To explore the origin of sea shanties. Additional Learning Objective: To feel the pulse and clap rhythms at various tempi. Starter activity: Introduce two sea shanties, ‘What Shall We Do With the Druken Sailor’ and ‘Don’t Forget Your Old Shipmate’, discuss the similarities between the two shanties. Main activity: Learn ‘Three Pirates’ from the ‘World Voice […]
Year 3, Unit 1: Air – Lesson 6
Key Learning Objective: To perform and evaluate and complete the Hot Air Balloon composition. Additional Learning Objective: To sing expressively. Starter activity: Rehearse then perform Part one of the ‘Hot Air Balloon song’ with expression. Main activity: Brief rehearsal time with original scores, with a view to performing the final compositions. Plenary: Listen to the final performances […]
Year 3, Unit 1: Air – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objective: To complete composing the soundscape and notate on graphic score. Additional Learning Objective: To choose a location and represent it through notated symbols and with a particular dynamic. Starter activity: Revisit ‘Hot Air Balloon song’, focusing on the direction of the melody. Does it move in steps or leaps? Main activity: Recap […]