Key Learning Objective: To perform and celebrate compositions. Additional Learning Objective: To evaluate aspects of final work in relation to musical learning over the term. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on Ravel’s ‘Jeux d’Eau’, discuss how the composer give an impression of water. Main activity: In groups, briefly rehearse the ternary form compositions, using graphic scores […]
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Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objective: To compose a rhythmic ostinato inspired by engine sounds. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on ‘Connect It’ by Anna Meredith, focus on identifying the ostinato rhythms. Main activity: In groups, work further on the engine compositions. Discuss ways in which groups could combine their rhythms to form a longer piece and or layer […]
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To compose a rhythmic ostinato inspired by engine sounds. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the provided clip of Titanic’s engine audio. Identify a repeated rhythm that occurs over and over again, pupils to tap one of these rhythms out. Main activity: Collect words or phrases based on the engine sounds […]
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 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 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To recognise the call and response structure of a sea shanty. Starter activity: Listening and response activity using the video clip of ‘Take her to Sea, Mr Murdoch’. Explore how the music enhances the understanding of film. Main activity: Introduce the concept of a Sea shanty using the song, ‘Yeave Ho’. Pupils to learn […]
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 […]