Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 6
Performing, listening and responding to each other
I can rehearse effectively for a performance and reflect on the musical decisions we made.
- Year 6
Performing, listening and responding to each other
I can rehearse effectively for a performance and reflect on the musical decisions we made.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Effective rehearsal will likely lead to a more successful performance.
- Taking time to consider how we can improve, and what next to work on is an important part of the refining process.
- Receiving feedback can help us to reflect on our own performance.
- Asking questions about musicians' choices is a powerful way of gaining a greater understanding of the music.
Keywords
Fusion - the process of blending two or more different musical styles, genres, or traditions to create a new, distinct sound
Rehearse - to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
Ensemble - a group of people who perform together
Perform - presenting our work in front of others
Common misconception
Once we can play the rhythms and melodies correctly, there is nothing else we need to do to prepare for a performance.
We can think about a range of ways to make the music more expressive, for example, adding dynamics to make our music have more impact for an audience.
To help you plan your year 6 music lesson on: Performing, listening and responding to each other, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 music lesson on: Performing, listening and responding to each other, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 music lessons from the Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance unit, dive into the full primary music curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
A class set of pitched and unpitched percussion.
Licence
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