Su 1 | Exploring Classical Music 1: Legato and Staccato
In the summer term, Year 4 students explore the contrasting qualities of legato and staccato in classical music. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s emphasis on enhancing musical interpretation. Pupils learn to perform music using different articulation as well as …
Overview
In the summer term, Year 4 students explore the contrasting qualities of legato and staccato in classical music. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s emphasis on enhancing musical interpretation. Pupils learn to perform music using different articulation as well as conveying emotions through their playing. This phase further develops their musicianship skills, setting the stage for more advanced dynamic markings and nuanced musical interpretations in subsequent years.
Expected Standards:
- Sing a broad range of unison songs with the range of an octave (do–do), pitching the voice accurately and following dynamics.
- Perform actions confidently and in time to a range of action songs.
- Sing rounds and partner songs in different time signatures.
Lesson structure
- Entrance Track
- Introduce the Unit
- Warm Up
- Thinking Voices
- Song (Theory)
- Listening (Recorded)
- Ensemble Activity
- Plenary
- Goodbye Song
- Sing a broad range of unison songs with the range of an octave (do–do), pitching the voice accurately and following dynamics.
- Perform actions confidently and in time to a range of action songs.
- Sing rounds and partner songs in different time signatures.
- Entrance Track
- Introduce the Unit
- Warm Up
- Thinking Voices
- Song (Theory)
- Listening (Recorded)
- Ensemble Activity
- Plenary
- Goodbye Song
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Course Features
- Lectures 4
- Quiz 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 1
- Assessments Yes
