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Peter & The Wolf. Performing chants.
Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.
Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters
Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.
Peter & The Wolf. Creating Characters
Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.
Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps
The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.
Understanding Simple Devices
This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.
Composition: The Role of the Teacher
This teacher discusses the importance of her role in offering feedback, responding to ideas and encouraging students ...
Listening & Feedback 2
Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.
Listening & Feedback 1
Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.
Restriction for Freedom
In this Y8 'arranging' lesson, the class teacher offers an 'arranger’s notepad' as a tool to help the groups structur...
Simultaneous Learning
It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.
Whiteboards: Assessment for Learning
In this y8 classroom music lesson, the teacher encourages the class to map out ideas for arranging the song "Stand by...
Behaviour Management
Music, as a subject based in sound, requires teachers to have strategies for managing behaviour including starting/st...
Scaffolding Composition
The periodic direction from the class teacher helps to scaffold this composition lesson so that the class are focused...
Assessing a Creative Process
The current lead Ofsted HMI for Music, Robin Hammerton writes: "Firstly, pupils’ progress in creating and understandi...
Technology & Composition
This teacher utilises the capabilities of Logic for this Y8 composition lesson.
Listening & The Teacher's Role
This teacher is actively involved in the listening activity. Clear questions have been articulated before the example...
Plenary for Self-Assessment
The plenary in this Year 9 lesson encourages the students to assess themselves in 2 clear areas.
Peer Learning Y9
After working in groups, this Year 9 group return mid lesson to explain the reasoning behind their musical choices.
Authentic Song Writing 2
In this y9 lesson the class are working in groups to write a song from the stimulus 'Orange'.
Authentic Song Writing 1
In this Year 9 lesson the class are working in groups to write a song from the stimulus 'Orange'.
Stimulus for Song Writing
In this y9 lesson the teacher uses questioning and clear prompts to help scaffold and collate ideas for a composition...