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Developing Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities

Developing Pupils’ Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

• Respecting the views and opinions of others
• Listening actively and sharing opinions
  (Working With Others)

• Experimenting with different ideas
• Valuing other peoples ideas to stimulate own thinking
  (Being Creative)

• Comparing information
• Communicating with a sense of audience and purpose
  (Managing Information)

• Improvise, compose and perform music in a range of styles;
• Explore and combine the elements of music to create structure and style when improvising and composing;
• Perform individually and in groups and discuss and decide on points of interpretation in the music;
• Use existing and emerging music technology resources as a tool for exploring and experimenting with different approaches to composing and performing;
• Listen to and appraise their own music and that of others;
• Listen to a wide range of music from different styles and genres and respond critically to what they hear;
• Explore how the skills they learn through music-making are relevant to their present and future lives.

What are the relationships between culture and music?

Learning Intentions Pupils are learning …

Possible Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities

…to perform music and decide on points of interpretation.

…to plan and persist with a task.
Self-management

…to appraise their own work and that of others.

…to compare their approach with others and in different contexts.

Self and peer evaluation of performances.

…to combine the elements of music to create structure and style when composing.

…to experiment with ideas.
Being Creative

…to listen to a wide range of music from different styles and genres and respond critically to what they hear.

…to compare and ask focussed questions.
Managing Information

In groups, compose a piece of music based on a chosen cultural tradition, e.g. a rhythm-based African-style composition.

Perform and evaluate these compositions.

Listen to and appraise music from different periods, styles and cultural traditions.

Discuss how the elements of music are used within the context of each musical example.

What are the similarities and differences between the musical language/culture of two countries?

Learning Intentions
Pupils are learning …

Possible Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities

…to rehearse and perform a piece of unfamiliar music.

…to plan and persist with a task.
…to seek advice when necessary.
Self-management

…to develop their understanding and appreciation of music, both familiar and unfamiliar, thus developing their understanding of their own preferences and the preferences of others.

…to express and communicate their thoughts, ideas and feelings through responding to music.

…to make links between cause and effect.
Thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision Making

…to control and combine the elements of music to develop and refine compositions and performances.

…to experiment with ideas.
Being Creative

Individually or in groups, perform a piece of Eastern music.

Listen to examples of music from 2 chosen countries (e.g. one Eastern/one Western)

Compare/contrast these examples against the criteria of the elements of music, to understand why Western and Eastern music sounds different.

In groups, compose a piece of music using an Eastern scale.

Perform and record these compositions.

…to listen to and appraise their own music and that of others.

…to review learning and some aspect that might be improved.
Self-management

Group evaluation of compositions.

What are the similarities/differences between the music of the cultural backgrounds within our country?

Learning Intentions
Pupils are learning …

Possible Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities

…to compose and perform using the elements of music to create structure and style.

…to experiment with ideas.
…to value other people’s ideas to stimulate own thinking.
Being Creative

...to listen to and appraise their own music and that of others.

…to give and respond to feedback.
…to respect the views and opinions of others.
Working with Others

In pairs, compose a short dance/march for a melody line instrument with a simple drum beat accompaniment.

Perform and evaluate these compositions.

Listen to a variety of music taking into account the diverse cultural backgrounds within our local community.

…to respond critically to music that they have listened to.

…to make comparisons.
Thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision Making

Consider the similarities and differences within the music.

Listen to extracts of music which have used an instrument indigenous to a specific musical tradition alongside standard orchestral instruments.

Links with Key Elements

Links with Learning for Life and Work

Cultural Understanding.

Personal Understanding
Mutual Understanding
Citizenship.

Personal Development:
Key Concept - Self-awareness

Local and Global Citizenship:
Key Concept - Diversity and Inclusion

Development of Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes require the demonstration of skills when applying knowledge and understanding of Making Music and Responding to Music.

• demonstrate critical thinking and skilful decision-making when combining the elements of music to create compositions and performances;
• demonstrate musical understanding and creativity when making and responding to music;
• use a range of appropriate resources (including music technology) to explore and experiment with different approaches to composing and performing;
• demonstrate self-management by working independently and systematically, persisting with tasks, evaluating and improving own performance;
• work effectively as members of a group when composing and performing;
• demonstrate musical understanding and skills by expressing and communicating their thoughts, ideas and feelings through making and responding to music, showing a clear awareness of audience and purpose.