Key Stage One : Music : Farm Sounds

This music scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to select and practise different ways of playing a range of percussion instruments to represent some of the sounds that could be heard on a farm. The class can create a musical score to illustrate life on a farm.

Select and practise different ways of playing a range of percussion instruments to represent some of the sounds that could be heard on a farm

Lesson One : Percussion Sounds
Explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds

Lesson Two : Tapping
Describe some of the sounds that can be made by tapping a range of different percussion instruments

Lesson Three : Scratching
Practise playing a range of percussion instruments using different techniques to make scratching sounds

Lesson Four : Shaking Sounds
Explore how to shake percussion instruments to create a range of different sounds to represent life on a farm

Lesson Five : Sound Symbols
Select and use a range of symbols to create a score for a musical composition representing sounds heard on a farm

Lesson Six : Farm Life
Play percussion instruments in different ways to represent some of the sounds that can be heard on a farm
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