6 LESSON SERIES ON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTAL FAMILIES - WHOLE UNIT OF WORK WITH WORKSHEETS INCLUDED 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. Structure There are 6 lessons within this unit of work on the topic of musical instruments and instrumental families. Each lesson is titled as follows: Introduction to Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families The Woodwind Family The Brass Family The String Family The Percussion Family The Keyboard Family Lesson Content Each lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Each presentation follows the same structure to allow for consistency throughout the unit. Introduction and Recap of Instrumental Families Introduction to the topic instrumental family - overview Key instruments within that instrumental family Comparing instruments within that family Activities In each lesson, up to 6 musical instruments from the instrumental family in question are covered in detail with an overarching focus on key features of that family. The aim for each lesson is for students to recognise and describe to a basic level features and instruments within that instrumental family. Activities 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 All activities are designed to cover the instrumental family in question, and incorporate cross-curricular learning with specific emphasis on numeracy and literacy skills. Inclusivity Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Colour coding is used throughout the unit to provide consistency with colour links across lessons. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating. For lower level learners, all lessons can be easily segmented into 2/3 lessons. Suggestions for differentiation included. Worksheets Every lesson comes with a worksheet pack. In each pack there are 6 different worksheets for you to choose from. Each worksheet is a different activity including: Wordsearch Unscramble True or False Quiz Cut and Stick Riddles Fact File writing Times table problems Each worksheet aims to consolidate knowledge on the instrumental family at hand whilst also drawing on cross-curricular skills especially numeracy and literacy. The range of worksheets means the packs are ideal for differentiation and allowing children choice in their learning. All worksheets come with a separate answer sheet where appropriate. They are presented in an appealing way with large, clear easy to read text, musical borders, and images.

**Lesson six in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson five covers The Keyboard Family This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds. Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on keyboard instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series. This lesson pack contains a presentation and 4 worksheets. Presentation The presentation is best used to teach students about the keyboard family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows: overview of instrument families overview of the keyboard family - key instruments, common features etc. Deeper look at the piano Deeper look at the electric piano / keyboard Three activities The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge: a written task, and two creative tasks. The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning. The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower level learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the deeper look at the electric piano / keyboard. Worksheets The lesson pack comes with 4 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows: wordsearch times table sheet unscramble activity fact file writing activity Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson. Where possible, worksheets have a cross-curricular emphasis and are designed to enhance literacy and numeracy skills as well as reinforcing the subject of keyboard instruments.

**Lesson five in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson five covers The Percussion Family This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds. Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on percussion instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series. This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets. Presentation The presentation is best used to teach students about the percussion family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows: overview of instrument families overview of the percussion family - key instruments, common features etc. Deeper look at the drum Deeper look at the cymbal Deeper look at the drum kit Deeper look at the timpani Deeper look at the glockenspiel and xylophone Deeper look at shakers Three activities The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge. The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning. The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower level learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the deeper look at different percussion instruments. Worksheets The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows: cut and stick wordsearch times table sheet unscramble activity fact file writing activity true or false quiz Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson. Where possible, worksheets have a cross-curricular emphasis and are designed to enhance literacy and numeracy skills as well as reinforcing the subject of percussion instruments.

**Lesson four in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson four is on The String Family This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds. Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on string instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series. This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets. Presentation The presentation is best used to teach students about the string family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows: overview of instrument families overview of the string family - key instruments, common features etc. Deeper look at the violin, viola, cello, and double bass Deeper look at the acoustic and electric guitar Deeper look at the harp Comparison of string instruments Three activities The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge. The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning. The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower ability learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the comparisons between instruments. Worksheets The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows: cut and stick wordsearch times table sheet unscramble activity fact file writing activity true or false quiz Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson.

**Lesson three in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson three is on The Brass Family. This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds. Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on brass instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series. This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets. Presentation The presentation is best used to teach students about the brass family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows: overview of instrument families overview of the brass family - key instruments, common features etc. Deeper look at the trumpet Deeper look at the trombone Deeper look at the french horn Deeper look at the baritone and euphonium Deeper look at the tuba Comparison of brass instruments Three activities The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge. The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning. The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower ability learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the comparisons between instruments. Worksheets The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows: cut and stick wordsearch times table sheet unscramble activity fact file writing activity true or false quiz All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson.

Lesson Two in a Five Lesson Series on Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families Woodwind Family - whole lesson. This lesson pack is designed to teach children about the woodwind family. It forms part of a 6 lesson series which is designed to allow children to access a music education without the need for music resources, or specialist musical knowledge on the part of the students or teachers. This lesson does not need to be used as part of the whole lesson series, however. It can be used in isolation to teach children about the woodwind family. Contained in this bundle is a lesson presentation and 5 worksheets. Presentation: 43 slide presentation to teach children about the woodwind family. The presentation covers key features of the woodwind family; instruments in the woodwind family; comparisons between woodwind instruments. The presentation is interspersed with various group, class, and individual activities including quizzes, discussion points, mind-mapping, poster making, fact file making. Questions are asked throughout to engage children and allow them to take an active role in their learning. Colour is used to aid memory. Worksheets: 5 worksheets covering a range of different skills including - wordsearch, fact file writing frames, times tables/coding, true or false quiz, unscramble activity. Wordsearch/unscramble/TF make great starter/plenary activities. Worksheets are designed to utilise a range of skills whilst consolidate student knowledge of woodwind instruments.

A collection of worksheets based around the names of different musical instruments. A range of activities and skills included in the worksheets including: Wordsearch Times table problems Unscrambling words Solving riddles Matching activity Identifying instruments by their image Acrostic poems This worksheet collection could serve multiple lessons on musical instruments. Individual worksheets would work well as starter or plenary activities to either summarise learning, or remind students of what they learned previously, but they could also be used as consolidation activities within lessons after teaching. The worksheet collection could also be used as an independent / paired activity where children could receive all the sheets in a booklet and work through them at their own pace. Answers provided on separate sheets for all activities where appropriate.