**Lesson four in a 6-part unit of work on musical instruments and instrumental families. ** This lesson covers the string family.
HOWEVER This lesson can work as a stand-alone teaching resource for introducing students to string instruments and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the lesson series
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
This lesson covers the string family. The following topic areas are covered in the lesson: recap of instrumental families, introduction to string family and string instruments, walk-through of individual string instruments, comparing string instruments. The violin, viola, cello, double bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, and harp are discussed in this lesson.
The lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning. Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
creative design activity
The presentation has 36 slides. Depending on the needs of the pupils and length of the lesson, this lesson could be broken-down into 2 or 3 separate lessons. If breaking the lesson into 2, I would recommend commencing lesson 2 from ‘comparing string instruments’. If breaking the lesson down into 3 separate lessons, I would recommend commencing lesson 2 from the walk-through of individual string instruments, and lesson 3 from ‘comparing string instruments’.
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating.
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