MUSIC

Lesson 1

INTENT: I can learn about the music used to celebrate Chinese New Year.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children were introduced to the 'Chinese New Year Story' . The children then listened to various pieces of music which were written for the Chinese New Year celebration. The children had the challenge of expressing what they could hear through movements, listening out for the tempo, duration and crescendos. 

IMPACT: Children were able to start thinking about movements which portray the music in which they could use for their own dragon dance creation at the end of term.

Lesson 2

INTENT: To play a pentatonic melody on a tuned percussion instrument.  

IMPLEMENTATION: Children were introduced to a pentatonic scale and listened too 'Jasmine Flower' which is a traditional Chinese melody. The children worked in pairs to play a variety of pentatonic scales and melodies using a glockenspiel. 

IMPACT: Children were able to work with their partner to follow the notes in the pentatonic melodies and show the class.

Lesson 3

INTENT: I can write and perform a pentatonic melody.  

IMPLEMENTATION: Children used the glockenspiels to find a tune they liked using the pentatonic melody scale before structuring their own. 

IMPACT: Children created their own pentatonic melody and performed it to the class. 

Lesson 4

INTENT: I can perform a piece of music as a group.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children built on their pentatonic melodies, this time in groups and created a piece of music called 'Enter the Dragon'. Groups incorporated other percussion instruments into their final piece. 

IMPACT: Children were able to confidently perform their final pieces to the other groups.  

INTENT: To learn how to sing and clap a syncopated rhythm and improve a call and response. 

IMPLEMENTATION: Children sung syncopated music from The Jungle Book as it has a lot of similarities to ragtime. Children then had a go at clapping the rhythm to Bare Necessities.  Children then practiced call and response to 'When the saints go marching in'. Children used the glockenspiels to learn how to play this song and implement call and response. 

IMPACT: Children were able to play a song on a musical instrument using call and response. 

INTENT: To explore scat singing by learning how to use call and response to create improvised vocal phrases in a jazz style. 

IMPLEMENTATION: Pupils began by mimicking instrument sounds using only their voices, encouraging vocal creativity. They then took part in a call-and-response task, working in pairs to create their own scat phrases using made-up words and rhythms. This built on previous learning and supported musical improvisation and teamwork. 

IMPACT: Children became more confident using their voices creatively and showed a good understanding of call and response. They worked well in pairs, listened carefully, and enjoyed experimenting with sounds. The activity supported their teamwork and improvisation skills.

INTENT: To understand what a jazz motif is and to compose and perform an original motif using swung rhythm and selected notes. 

IMPLEMENTATION: Children explored jazz music by listening to a classic piece and identifying key instruments and rhythms. They then began to compose and perform their own short jazz motifs using swung rhythms, developing their musical creativity and understanding of jazz style. 

IMPACT: Children were able to build upon their confidence in composing and performing, while deepening their understanding of rhythm and musical structure. 

INTENT: To explore how jazz rhythms, such as swung quavers, can be used to adapt and perform a familiar tune in a new style.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children listened to familiar nursery rhymes in both traditional and jazz styles, identifying differences in rhythm and instrumentation. They then learned to play ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ on tuned percussion, first with straight quavers and then with swung rhythm, developing their timing and coordination. 

IMPACT: This supported children’s understanding of rhythmic variation in jazz and improved their confidence in performing with accuracy and expression. 

INTENT: To recognise traditional Indian music and instruments.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children listened and appraised a piece of traditional Indian music. Learnt the names of traditional Indian instruments and the sounds they produce. Identified the rag and the tala. 

IMPACT: Children now know that the rag is the tune and the tala is the set rhymth in Indian music.

INTENT: To improvise using given notes.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children learnt what the term 'drone' means and how it impacts a musical piece. They then had the opportunity to play alongside each other, half playing the rag, half playing the drone.

IMPACT: Children could listen and hear the change in the notes and understand what impact this has.

INTENT: Children to create a piece of music using a drone, rag and tal.

IMPLEMENTATION: Children learnt what a tal is. They then used their instruments to play 3 different sounds to represent the 3 different words sung. 

IMPACT: Children are now able to create a piece of music using a drone, rag and tal.