KS1 Topic Title: The Great Fire of London Block C: Rhymes and Songs
Find out about historical songs and chants connected to the Great Fire of London. Explore dynamics, pitch and tempo. Use all you have learned to create a simple 4-part music and movement composition, inspired by the Great Fire.
Block C: Rhymes and Songs[4 sessions] / Main outcome: Music
Other outcomes: History and Dance
By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes: / · Experiment with singing songs and speaking chants.
· Explore using and changing the dynamics.
· Experiment with pitch.
· Listen to recorded music.
· Play tuned and un-tuned instruments.
· Experiment with using a beat and tempo.
· Explore, choose, organise sounds and musical ideas.
· Organise musical ideas into a composition.
· React to music with simple movements.
· Explore how sounds can be made in different ways.
· Know that the songs London´s Burning and Ring a-ring o’roses are based on historical events.
Session 1: Music and History
London’s Burning
Experiment with songs and chants. Change dynamics within music to change the effect, all while looking at the classic song ‘London´s Burning’. / Children will:
· Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
· They will experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
· Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Session 2: Music
High and Low Sounds
In this session, experiment with pitch by exploring low and high sounds in recorded music and by using a selection of musical instruments. / Children will:
· Learn to play tuned and un-tuned instruments musically, listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high quality live and recorded music.
· Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
Session 3: Music and History
All About the Beat
All about the beat- explore how to change the tempo of music- fast and slow sounds. / Children will:
· Be taught to use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
· To play tuned and un-tuned instruments.
· To experiment musically with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
· Pupils will learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.
Session 4: Music and Dance
Fire Performance
Use all you have learned about dynamics, pitch and tempo to create your own 4-part music and movement composition inspired by the Great Fire of London. / Children will:
· Pupils will be taught to experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
· Play tuned and un-tuned instruments.
· Pupils will be taught to perform dances using simple movement patterns.
Resources
Session 1
Provided: London´s Burning lyrics.
You will need:
Session 2
Provided: Fire photographs; Manuel de Falla –fire dance description; Fire score.
You will need: Xylophones or other tuned instruments; Untuned instruments.
Session 3
Provided: London´s Burning lyrics; Fire scene; Music examples.
You will need: Xylophones or other tuned instruments; Untuned instruments.
Session 4
Provided: Performance guide.
You will need: Xylophones or other tuned instruments; Untuned instruments.
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