Listening: comparing two versions of the same piece of music (Year 8)

Learning Intentions

  • We are learning to discriminate between different versions of the same piece of music.

What to look for

  • Pupils actively listening to musical extracts
  • Pupils describing the characteristics of the elements of music within a specific recording

Learning Activities

Play two versions of the song Comfortably Numb, by Pink Floyd and by the Scissor Sisters. Use the worksheet to focus the pupils on describing various characteristics of each version.