Music at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1/2)

Unit 7: Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics

Enrichment

Children could attend concerts and listen to music that describes different landscapes and imagine the type of weather.
Visiting musicians could come to the class and perform a number of contrasting pieces showing the range of sounds and technical possibilities of their instruments and demonstrating how the sounds are produced. They could be asked to improvise a composition based on a type of weather.

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. Introduction: How can music describe different kinds of weather?
	2. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (1)
	3. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (2)
	4. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (3)
	5. Exploration: How can we use sounds to describe the weather? (4)
	6. Bringing it all together: Can we make our own weather composition?