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Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps
The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.
Performance concentrating on rhythm
Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.
Listen & Appraise Starter Develops
Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.
Listen & Appraise Starter
Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.
Introduction to Classical Guitar 5
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the classical guitar to beginner stu...
Introduction to Classical Guitar 4
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the classical guitar to beginner stu...
Introduction to Classical Guitar 3
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the classical guitar to beginner stu...
Introduction to Classical Guitar 2
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the classical guitar to beginner stu...
Introduction to Classical Guitar 1
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the classical guitar to beginner stu...
Linking Warm Ups
In this whole class lesson, the teacher questions the children on the notes they are to use on their performance piece.
Choice and Musicality
In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...
Aural and Notation
The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...
Performance: Whole Class Guitar
This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.
Listen and Copy
In this WCIT Year 4 guitar lesson, the teacher uses simple listen and copy to warm up the finger technique prior to p...
Developing Part Playing
This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...
Linking Activities for Learning
Prior to learning the piece of guitar music the class will study, this teacher leads a body percussion piece that inc...
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Preparing for Down Time
In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.
Whole Class Set Up: Guitar
Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.