Music at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 10: Hooks and riffs (exploring riffs, hooks and grounds and the use of music technology)
Section 1: Introduction: what devices make music more memorable?
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Objectives |
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- about the devices used to help the listener remember the music
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Introduce the focus of the unit - devices that make music more easily remembered. Explain that this has been a constant feature of music, especially in the popular tradition. Explain why this might have developed. Play music that is remembered easily, including familiar excerpts used in advertisements and popular music.
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- suggest reasons why music needs to be easily remembered
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Points to note |
- Ensure that, wherever possible, the idea of music that needs to be easily remembered is applied to all music genres, so that the concept is not only connected with popular music.
- Language for learning: discuss and question what pupils are learning and how it is relevant in other contexts.
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