Year 4 - Physical education
Musical structure: Ireland
Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles
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Unit Summary
A stylistic approach develops Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to study dances from other times and places reviewing how and why motifs are repeated and developed. Pupils develop an understanding of the impact of accompaniment, landscape and other design features on action content.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply pulse, rhythm and musical structure to your work.
Key Notes
- Move: matching the pulse, rhythm and musical structure with our actions requires effective musicality.
- Move: moving in time with a pulse or rhythm enables us to remain in time with each other throughout the dance.
- Think: deciding which actions we place with the different sections of music results in effective musicality.
- Feel: maintaining accurate timings during a performance requires resilience.
- Connect: moving in time with the pulse and rhythm requires working together and cooperating effectively.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pulse: the steady, continuous beat that runs through music
- rhythm: a pattern of sounds or actions
- musical structure: the order in which the different sections are arranged
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think that pulse and rhythm are the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: matching the pulse, rhythm and musical structure with our actions requires effective musicality. Move: moving in time with a pulse or rhythm enables us to remain in time with each other throughout the dance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pulse'
the steady, continuous beat that runs through music.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think that pulse and rhythm are the same thing. Correction: Explain that pulse is the steady, consistent beat that runs through the music and rhythm is the pattern of sounds.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Barn dancing: England Study Guide
- Changing formations: Wales Study Guide
- Clog dancing: England Study Guide
- Contrasting dance: Wales Study Guide
- Emphasis in dance: Ireland Study Guide
- Gay Gordons: Scotland Study Guide
- Irish Dancing: Ireland Study Guide
- Maypole dancing: England Study Guide
- Strathspey: Scotland Study Guide
- Sword dancing: Scotland Study Guide
- Using props in dance: Wales Study Guide
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