Opportunity to listen to the The Pastoral Symphony by Beethoven and Summer holiday. There are 2 lessons here, 2 videos and a backing track. backing track is embedded and one mp3 is separate. Web-links are the original sources Learning Objectives are To listen to longer extracts with extended concentration Understand that performance is a means of communication so presentation; facial expression; posture; position etc. are important Please adapt as you feel necessary. Feedback appreciated.

Teddy bear poems and an idea for their own poems

A life spent making mistakes Is not only more honorable, But more useful than A life spent doing nothing. (1856-1950) Irish writer. George Bernard Shaw was a playwright, essayist, political activist, lecturer, novelist, philosopher, revolutionary evolutionist, and most prolific letter writer in literary history.

A dictionary of the types of music and the genres they belong to

6 illustrated worksheets designed to look attractive when on a display. Sorting by habitat and physical attributes

Examples of soundscapes given in the two videos. Photos or pictures shown to stimulate and encourage the children to make their own either with the voice, body, instruments or sound processing

A method to help the children write a poem

Make up a story using the sound bites as a clue for the setting . Everything is ok until you hear the breaking glass. Put this into a power point and add the sound. You might also like to use a sound processor to compose music culminating in the broken glass. NB You may have to convert these files into WAV files . A switch converter is available on the internet

A gallery of famous Victorians, Composers included ! Darwin, Nightingale, Gershwin,Grieg, Mendelssohn Queen Victoria, Edison and Wagner.

A man who does not think For himself Does not think at all. 1854-1900 an Irish writer, poet and playwright. He wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray.

To know that music changes in style and popularity over the years To contrast styles of music

Firstly, watch and copy the movement of a swan. Then watch as two different dancers perform to Saint Saens ' The Dying swan '. Children dance using ideas from The Swan and ideas from the professional dancers. The video about the swan has directions to focus the attention The video provides a wonderful starting point for descriptive work

R.E An illustrated story of the life of St Francis

Backing track and lyrics in PPT. Web link to hear the song. which is suitable for assemblies.

Sort instruments into those that youc an pluck, shake or bang.

This features on an advert now. Lyrics on a power point and backing track

A simple work sheet which has rectangles in which to draw your school now, The other rectangles are to be drawn from old records of your school. This will look very effective when completed and will have helped observational skills, Especially useful for children who find recording difficult. Looks lovely when completed - good display fodder.

Destiny Illustrates how lists can be used to good effect in song writing. In this case, she notices the litter in the street and put it into a pattern of sound. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or protest song writing . . Children love the work of their peers .Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.

Freya and Layla wrote a song about friendship Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing, discussion or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Year 6 boys collaborate and write a song outlining how man disrespects the planet. A sound bite from a partner school’s recording in Africa is added to Dance e jay to create a global feel. This is a good example of how dance e jay can work with imported sound files Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or protest song writing . . Children love the work of their peers .Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.