This African drumming unit emphasizes group work and composition, using the oral tradition to teach authentic rhythms. Each lesson includes only four slides to maintain simplicity, ensuring clarity while meeting school policies for written evidence. The primary focus is on practical engagement, keeping students actively involved through music-making, with minimal writing required. Traditional African rhythms are taught authentically through hands-on, oral instruction.
Included: Lesson Powerpoint and Worksheet
This scheme of work includes the following:
Lesson 1: Call and Response
Lesson 2: Ostinatos
Lesson 3: Solo Improvisation & Master Drummer
Lesson 4: Composition
Lesson 5: Rehearsal & Refinement
Lesson 6: Performance & Evaluation
There are slides for each lesson an an accompanying worksheet:
Each lesson has the following
- Teaching Strategies in the notes sections
- Learning Objective
- Literacy Outcome
- Success criteria
- Starter (Recall)
- Main activity (includes written music)
- Oral feedback system with sentences starters by Voice 21 called Talk Tactics
The worksheet includes the following for each lesson
- 1 sentence written task
- 3 question mini quiz
- The worksheet include coded images for each lesson topic
- Lesson 6 Self Assessment
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