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KS2 - Inter-related dimensions of music outdoor lesson plans

KS2 - Inter-related dimensions of music

In this hands-on outdoor music unit, children explore tempo, dynamics, pitch, and texture to create and perform their own musical pieces. Through collaboration, movement, and use of natural or everyday instruments, pupils develop a deeper understanding of musical dimensions while bringing their compositions to life.

Lesson Plans

Exploring dynamics and tempo

Deepen your children’s understanding of tempo and dynamics of music  by challenging them to use these dimensions to create a musical piece. This outdoor lesson invites children to collaborate while experimenting with dynamics and tempo to create a certain mood.

Learning objective:

To explore how dynamics and tempo can affect mood.

Exploring the pitch of musical instruments

Combine simple everyday kitchen utensils with music in this fun and engaging lesson. Your children will be tasked with exploring the pitch of untuned instruments and link this with their understanding of sound. This is an easy to resource and creative outdoor lesson!

Learning objective:

To explore how the size of a musical instrument can affect the pitch.

Composing using structure and texture

In this exciting outdoor lesson, children work collaboratively to consider structure and texture when composing a piece of music based on a rainforest story. This lesson combines active movement, natural loose parts and musical understanding to portray the different noises in a rainforest.

Learning objective:

To consider structure and texture when composing.

Reading basic stick notation

During this outdoor lesson, your children will develop their understanding of basic stick and dot notation as a way to create and read music. This lesson provides children with the opportunity to bring all their knowledge of the inter-related dimensions of music together to perform a musical piece.

Learning objective:

To read basic music notation.

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