Redden Court School Lesson Plan

Subject: Music Unit of

Work:

1

Introduction to the basics of music Year 7 Lesson :

Number 1

Lesson Objective: Getting to know you

The three basic components that create music

Literacy Focus: Spelling [ ] Reading / Comprehension [ ] Extended Writing [ ]

Key words [√] Grammer [ ] Punctuation [ ]

Listening [ ] Homework [√] Other:

Differentiated

outcomes

All: To recognise the difference between Pulse, Rhythm and

Pitch

Most: Give an accurate explanation of the words Pulse, Rhythm and

Pitch

Some: Give a practical example of each of the words Pulse, Rhythm

and Pitch

Homework Write about your favourite pop artist—why do you like them:- instru-

ments, style, etc?

Resources Electronic keyboard, Piano, Questionnaire

5 minute settling

down activity

Organise into seating plan

Core main

activities

Time

10

10

2

3

5

5

10

5

1. Name game

2. Fill in questionnaire on current knowledge

3. Hand out instrumental lesson letters for those inter-

ested

4. Brain Gym—Hand / eye coordination

5. Set medium tempo and pupils march to the beat

6. Change tempos to very slow and then very fast

7. Introduce the word Pulse—every piece of music has a

pulse

8. In a circle, pupils now try to feel a variety of pulses

without a backing beat—slow, fast and medium

9. Pupils now clap their first name in time to the pulse

10. Introduce the word Rhythm—words automatically cre-

ate long sounds and short sounds

11. On the Piano play high and low sounds to introduce

Pitch—When we combine all these elements we create

music

12. Sing song of choice

13. Write down homework task

14. Hand out books and folders

Plenary Merit for each person who can recall the three key words of the

week and give an accurate meaning for each