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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

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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:

  1. What is a percussion instrument?

  • Can a song make you feel happy or sad?

  • Can music paint a picture?

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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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Watch

The Aquarium by Saint-Saens

From Carnival of the Animals

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

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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