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Unit Title (Topic/Theme): Pentatonic Scales Class / Yr Group: 3 Length of unit: 6 Start Date:
So what do you want pupils to learn in this unit?Objectives for the unit – what will you see and hear by the end?
Core Activities / Pupils’ Challenge
Overall Objectives unit:
Play and sing a pentatonic scale.Learn of the different cultures that use pentatonic scales eg Chinese, Scottish. Compose and notate melodies using the pentatonic scale.
Key Words:
PentatonicScalesMelodyCompositionOctaveStepLeapIntervalAccompanimentDroneOstinato
Skills:
Developing aural skillsCoordination in developing skills in playing a tuned instrument.Simple notation readingPlay simple melodic patternsCompose simple melodic patternsSimple notation writingPlay confidentlyLearn to work in small groups
Key Questions:
What do the words penta and tonic mean?What is a scale?Which notes are used in a pentatonic scale?How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?What would happen if we added another layer to our performance?How could we make our performance even more interesting?
Resources for unit:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Irii5pt2qE)
Recordings of music from a range of cultures featuring the pentatonic scale.
A range of songs/melodies in the pentatonic scale.
Tuned instruments
Outline of Core Lesson Activities:
In this unit children will develop the ability to recognise and use pentatonic scales to create short melodies and accompaniments. They should be able to recognise a pentatonic scale, sing it back and play it on an instrument. They will be able to compose their own melodies using these 5 notes, and write them down using notation. They will also be able to recognise these scales when played in a wider context e.g. Scottish or Chinese music.
By the end of the unit children will participate in a group performance demonstrating melodies created from the pentatonic scale.
What will they will achieve / present at the end of the unit?
All Children will: Be able to recognize a pentatonic scale; perform a simple given melody.
Most children will: Be able to sing this scale and play it on an instrument; compose and perform a simple pentatonic melody with confidence to a steady beat.
Some children will have progressed further and will: Be able to create a longer melody/simple accompaniment using the scale; lead a small group of players.
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Lesson Learning Outcomes
About pentatonic scales and how they are used in music
Listen to excerpts of pentatonic music.
Sing songs based on pentatonic scale. Understand what a pentatonic scale is.
How simple tunes can be based on a pentatonic scale • Explore the pentatonic scale on a tuned instrument
• Play a pentatonic scale
Play a short pentatonic melody
How to create different textures using the scale • Explore adding a second melodic layer to given melody
Add a simple drone accompaniment under given melody
Exploring composition • Improvise on pentatonic scale
Work in pairs/small groups to compose a short pentatonic melody based on an agreed theme (eg Chinese Dragons)
Ideas notated
How to create a class performance Using knowledge from Lesson 3 create accompaniments Learning and revising own melodies/accompaniments Deciding an order for the composition• Practicing together as a class or groups
Performing a class/group composition • Gain performance based skills• Applied classroom knowledge (tempo, dynamics etc) to a practical performance..
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