Year 3 - Religious education
Stillness and silence
Spirituality: How do music and silence express beliefs?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine the role of music and silence within Christianity, Muslim and Sikh worldviews. They will investigate how music is used differently within worldviews, and how worldviews may have different attitudes to the use of music and silence.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how silence is used by different religious communities.
Key Notes
- Silence can be found in many religious traditions.
- Most Quakers use silence as the centre of worship. Quakers talk about the idea of waiting for God.
- For some people, silence is a way of connecting and finding the divine in worship.
- For many people, silence allows time for listening.
- We can understand different Christian, Muslim and Sikh perspectives on silence by interviewing and speaking to them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- meditation: being calm and focusing the mind
- contemplation: thinking deeply about something
- silence: the absence of sound or noise
- stillness: the absence of movement or sound
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Worship always involves talking or music.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Silence can be found in many religious traditions. Most Quakers use silence as the centre of worship. Quakers talk about the idea of waiting for God.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'meditation'
being calm and focusing the mind.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Worship always involves talking or music. Correction: Worship can be silent.
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