Sp 2 | Composition Skills 1: Pitch, Rhythm and Structure
In the spring term, Year 3 students delve into the creative realm of composition, encompassing pitch, rhythm, and musical structure. This unit corresponds with the curriculum’s focus on fostering composition and improvisation skills. Pupils begin crafting their musical pieces, combining …
Overview
In the spring term, Year 3 students delve into the creative realm of composition, encompassing pitch, rhythm, and musical structure. This unit corresponds with the curriculum’s focus on fostering composition and improvisation skills. Pupils begin crafting their musical pieces, combining the notation skills introduced in previous years. They explore fundamental aspects of musical structure, preparing them for more intricate composition and improvisation tasks in subsequent years.
Expected Standards:
- Begin to improvise on a limited range of pitches using simple musical features.
- Create short musical responses using limited note ranges in improvisation.
- Experiment with creating structured musical ideas, incorporating basic repetitions and contrasts.
Lesson structure
- Entrance track/composer profile
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Singing names activity
- Listening (live)
- Listening (recorded)
- Game
- Plenary
- Goodbye Song
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