I mun be married on Sunday And A New Year Carol- Two Friday Afternoon Songs by Benjamin Britten Assessment for Each Part of the Unit Upper KS2 and KS3 (ages 9-14) In this document, each activity is levelled up to the English National Curriculum (NC) levels 2-7; categorise each child according to the level descriptors. Focus on musical learning and progression. Teachers must both prepare and teach musically, making sure that music is the dominant language of learning. Track children s progression by making regular recordings. Listen to the children s musical responses and strive for quality and improvement. Use this document flexibly, change and revise it to fit with your school assessment procedures. Listen and Appraise: Upper KS2 and KS3 (ages 9-14) Musical Learning Listen and internalise the given song/piece of music. Listen with direction to the chosen/given song/piece of music. Use body movement to feel the pulse and to aid internalisation of the music. Discuss and explore their own ideas and feelings about the music after listening. Answer relevant questions about the music: eg Do you like the song? or How is the song put together? Understand how the text used in the song/s relates to the music and how they support each other. Recall feelings, emotions and ideas using appropriate musical language with understanding eg pulse, rhythm, pitch. Recognise and understand the styles and style indicators of the music they listen to. Recognise different instruments that can be heard. Put forward ideas, to discuss, that their opinion matters, comment on and improve each others work and make musical exploration. Characteristics of NC Level 2: Pupils recognise and explore how sounds can be made and changed by listening to different styles of music and recognise how sounds can be used to create different moods. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: (names:) Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 1 of 7
Characteristics of NC Level 3: Pupils recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 4: Pupils describe, compare and evaluate different kinds of music using appropriate musical vocabulary. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 5: Pupils analyse and compare musical features. They evaluate how venue, occasion and purpose affects the way music is created, performed and heard. They identify and explore musical devices and how music reflects time and place. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: (names:) Somepupils need further work: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 6: Pupils identify and explore the different processes and contexts of selected musical styles. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 7: Pupils discriminate between and explore musical conventions in, and influences on, selected styles. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: (names:) Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 2 of 7
Musical Activities: Upper KS2 and KS3 (ages 9-14) Musical Learning Games Using the backing track of the song in the unit, children will learn to: Understand and internalise pulse, rhythm and pitch through games and activities, while using body movement. Internalise music using an integrated approach to music-learning. Understand the elements of music pulse, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, texture, silence etc through playing musical games. Progress from keeping a steady pulse to clapping a rhythm, improvise a rhythm, to using pitch to improvise using the voice. Singing Sing together with confidence. Sometimes sing in two parts. Listen to a song, and learn it as instructed. Sing songs and melodies with musical understanding. Sing in an ensemble with the aim of producing a round sound, clear diction, control of pitch and a musical understanding of how two parts fit together. Playing Instrumental Parts Incorporate classroom/band instruments in the song if required. Manage differentiated parts easy, medium and difficult and to progress as appropriate between the parts. Play the easy and medium parts by ear (without reading notation) or: Play the easy and medium parts with notation if preferred, either from the beginning or as a learning progression. Pictorial notation, ICT, or the traditional classical method if appropriate. Characteristics of NC Level 2: Pupils sing with a sense of the shape of the melody.they choose carefully and order sounds within simple given structures and in response to given starting points. They recognise how different musical elements are combined and make improvements to their own work Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 3 of 7
All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 3: Pupils sing in tune with expression. They perform rhythmically simple parts that use a limited range of notes. They recognise how different musical elements are combined. They make improvements to their own work, commenting on the intended effect. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 4: While performing by ear and/or from musical notations, pupils maintain their own part with awareness of how the different parts fit together and the need to achieve an overall effect. They recognise how different musical elements are combined and make improvements to their own and each other s work and they comment on how intentions have been achieved. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 5: Pupils improvise rhythmic and melodic material within given structures, use a variety of notations.they refine and improve their work. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 6: Pupil select and make expressive use of tempo, dynamics, phrasing and timbre. They make subtle adjustments to fit their own part within a group performance. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: (names:) Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 4 of 7
Characteristics of NC Level 7: They perform in different styles, making significant contributions to the ensemble and using relevant notations. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: (names:) Perform: Upper KS2 and KS3 (ages 9-14) Musical Learning Work together in an ensemble/band. Appreciate the importance of starting and ending together. Sing in one or two parts to each other and to an audience; to sing/play with rhythmic control and accuracy; to adopt a sound-before-symbol approach if appropriate. Perform with an understanding of an integrated approach where performance can include everything that has been undertaken during the learning process of the unit. Play tuned and untuned instruments with control and rhythmic accuracy and with realised progression. Improvise confidently as part of a performance. Practise, rehearse and present performances with awareness of an audience. Appreciate that performance can influence how music is presented. Read music that is notated in different ways, using graphic/pictorial notation, ICT, or the traditional classical method if appropriate. Characteristics of NC Level 2: Pupils perform simple patterns and melodies and can keep to a steady pulse. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 2: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 3: Pupils recognise and explore the ways sounds can be combined and used expressively. They sing in tune and with expression and perform rhythmically simple parts that use a limited range of notes. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 3: (names:) Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 5 of 7
Characteristics of NC Level 4: While performing by ear and/or from musical notations, pupils maintain their own part with awareness of how the different parts fit together and the need to achieve an overall effect. They improvise rhythmic and melodic phrases as part of a group performance and compose by developing ideas within musical structures. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 4: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 5: Pupils perform significant parts from memory and maybe from notation with awareness of their own contribution such as leading others, taking a solo part and/or providing rhythmic support. Pupils improvise rhythmic and melodic material within given structures, use a variety of notations and compose music for different occasions using appropriate musical devices such as melody, rhythms and structures. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 5: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 6: Pupils use relevant notations to plan, revise and refine material. They analyse, compare and evaluate how music reflects the contexts in which it is created, performed and heard. They make improvements to their own and others work through the chosen style. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 6: (names:) Characteristics of NC Level 7: Pupils adapt, improvise, develop, extend and discard musical ideas within given and chosen musical structures and styles. Pupils evaluate, and make critical judgements about, the use of musical conventions and other characteristics and how different contexts are reflected in their own and others work. All pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: Yes/No Most pupils in the group/class have achieved Level 7: (names:) Copyright 2013 Charanga Ltd www.charanga.com Page 6 of 7
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