Key Learning Objectives: To make predictions about how a song will sound based on the lyrics. To add in percussion or sound effects appropriate to the mood of a song. To sing and perform a song with accurate intonation. Starter activity: Using the provided summary video, introduce Shakespeare’s most notorious play ‘Macbeth’. Discuss why pupils think […]
Tag: Dynamics
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 3
Key Learning Objective: To explore and recognise a variety of dynamics. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the provided sound clip of waves. Discuss the shape and dynamics created by a wave. Main activity: As a whole class, using percussion instruments, recreate a wave effect with percussion, voices and body percussion. Create a class graphic […]
Year 5, Unit 1: Air – Lesson 6
Key Learning Objective: To perform, evaluate and celebrate the composition created this term. Starter activity: Vocal warm up with aircraft sounds, going to the extremes of high and low register, working on dynamic contrasts. Then perform ‘Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines’ as a class and record. Main activity: Performing and evaluation, each group to rehearse and […]
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 3: Chronology – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objectives: To respond to a piece of music with creative writing. To recognise changes in dynamics within a piece of music. To identify how a composer can orchestrate a simple theme in a variety of ways to create varying effects Listening focus: Listening and response exercise, based on the work ‘Firebird’ by the Russian […]
Year 3, Unit 2: Junk Percussion – Lesson 6
Key Learning Objectives: To explore timbre, texture and rhythm using everyday items as instruments. To listen to and repeat a variety of rhythms using instruments. To play in an ensemble and develop ensemble and listening skills. To explore experimental music by composing rhythms. Starter activity: Select an activity from the Rhythm Starter Bank. Main […]
Year 3, Unit 1: Air – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To explore and understand timbre. Additional Learning Objective: To contribute to creating a soundscape of a hot air balloon preparing to take flight and lifting off the ground. Starter activity: Explore the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, listen to Lin Marsh’s ‘Hot Air Balloon Song’, learning part one of the refrain. Main activity: Create a whole […]
Year 2, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To use voices creatively and expressively when singing songs. Additional Learning Objectives: To understand the importance of warming up voices and adopting good posture. To sing songs and melodies musically, pitching high and low notes, moving in steps or leaps. To have an understanding of singing with a variety of dynamics. Starter […]
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 […]