Instrumental - Year 3 Lesson 5

Year 3 students are set to engage in an exciting music lesson that focuses on instrumental compositions and activities. The primary learning objectives are to enhance rhythmic accuracy while playing un-tuned instruments, accompany chanting with instrumental play, utilise internal thinking voices, and develop group performance and appraisal skills. To achieve these goals, each child is provided with claves or a similar tapping instrument. The lesson is structured around a series of interactive tracks that guide the children through various rhythmic games and activities, such as 'Boom Chick a Boom with Instruments' and 'Fuzzy Wuzzy', which help them practice and internalise the pulse and rhythm of the music.

The main activities of the lesson involve a combination of chanting, clapping, and playing instruments, with a focus on maintaining rhythm during rests. Children are encouraged to divide into groups, with each group working through a series of tasks outlined on Activity Sheet 3. These tasks range from simple chanting and clapping to more complex coordination of playing rhythms on the floor and claves during rests, all while using thinking voices. The lesson culminates in group performances, where the children showcase their ability to start and finish together, keep a steady pulse, and play their instruments at the correct times. The lesson concludes with a plenary discussion about the challenges of playing to the rhythm of words and the effectiveness of thinking words internally to time their instrument playing correctly. The session ends with a unison rendition of 'Goodbye Everyone', incorporating both floor tapping and clave playing.