Key Stage Two : Music : Rain Rhythms : Lesson Six – Storm Orchestra


This music teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and perform a range of rhythm patterns to represent a storm that can be played as a group composition. The children can try playing their rhythm patterns in sequence to represent the weather experienced during a storm.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and perform a range of rhythm patterns to represent a storm that can be played as a group composition

Learning Objectives

Practise, rehearse and present performances with an awareness of the audience. Combine and organise musical ideas within musical structures.

Learning Outcomes

I can rehearse and perform a musical composition to reflect a specific idea. I can select and combine rhythm patterns to perform as part of a composition.

Storm Orchestra

Teaching sequence to help the children select and perform a range of rhythm patterns to represent a storm that can be played as a group composition

Storm Rhythms

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and perform different rhythm patterns to represent a specific theme

Storm Rhythms

Template to help the children select and record a rhythm pattern to represent a specific theme to use as part of a performance

Storm Orchestra

Interactive activity to help the children select and perform a range of rhythm patterns to represent a storm that can be played as a group composition

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and perform a range of rhythm patterns to represent a storm that can be played as a group composition

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