Year 1
Carnival of the Animals
Lesson 1
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Lesson 1: To listen and play with attention and describe the mood of music heard and played
Year 1 – Carnival of the Animals
Key Vocabulary – Percussion instruments, voice, composer
Lesson 1: To listen and play with attention and describe the mood of music heard and played
Outcomes
I can listen to and watch music with focus
I can create sounds that are smooth or rough
I can play my sounds when asked
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Do now
As a class discuss the following questions:
Listen
What does the music make you feel?
What do you think the music might be about?
What can you hear?
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The Piano
A pitched instrument with a row of black and white keys in a large wooden case. When the key is pressed a hammer hits metal strings.
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Information
Watch
Is the music loud or quiet?
Is it rough or smooth?
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Do
Task
Select sounds – voice and instruments - to represent an aquarium, with awareness of smooth and rough sounds
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Do
Task
Use the sounds in a class performance of aquarium music that includes rough and smooth sounds
- structure the sounds
- remember to control your instrument carefully
- play your sound over and over again so that you are confident.
- Listen and watch so that your sound is accurate
What is the stop signal?
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Plenary
Time to Talk:
What did you achieve in this lesson?
Name the instrument you played
What feelings did the music you created have?
Agree on an order – structure – for the class aquarium piece.
Rehearse, perform and record the aquarium music.
Put away the instruments
How confident are you?
I can listen to and watch music with focus
I can create sounds that are smooth or rough
I can play my sounds when asked
1. Very confident
2. Unsure
3. Not confident