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Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?

Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.

2:3

Peter & The Wolf. Pupil conductor

Pupils play chants on instruments conducted by a pupil.

1:12

Peter & The Wolf. Planning

The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.

4:61

Peter & The Wolf. Performing chants.

Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.

4:22

Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters

Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.

2:78

Peter & The Wolf. Creating Characters

Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.

3:36

Peter & The Wolf. Instruments use

Linking instruments and characters.

0:86

Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps

The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.

1:05

Performing rhythmic motifs: a reflection

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

5:1

Performing rhythmic motifs

Chime bars are used to perform rhythms created from food names.

2:95

Generating rhythmic motifs

Using food names, children improvise rhythms.

3:68

Performance concentrating on rhythm

Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.

3:76

Listen & Appraise Starter Develops

Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.

3:46

Listen & Appraise Starter

Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.

4:14

Engaging Boys in Singing

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

3:86

KS2 Part Singing

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

3:83

Developing Pitch: Primary Choir

This call and response song is triadic in nature.

3:92

Developing a Primary Choir

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

1:65

Y6 Brass Performance

This brass group was introduced to the beginning of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

2:74

The Singing Starter

The voice is the most portable instrument we have.

2:65

We Have Begun

In this Year 6 brass group lesson, it is possible to observe the conditioning of the group.

0:9

Part Playing 2

The outcomes of simple part playing. Rounds are an excellent way to first introduce this to students.

2:06

Part playing 1

In this group brass lesson the teacher introduces Frere Jacques in stages.

1:8

Introducing New Pieces

Group teaching offers a excellent opportunity to contextualise learning.

2:43

Stages to Learning

In this group brass lesson the teacher uses a backing track on a repeated cycle to stage the preparation for performa...