KS2 · Physical education · Year 4

Interpret music to create expressive movement

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Your learning goal

I can interpret music to create movement that helps me to express myself.

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Interpret music to create expressive movement: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.

What you’ll learn

I can interpret music to create movement that helps me to express myself.

Key learning points

Move: to express the emotion that music makes us feel, we move at different speeds and levels, using facial expressions.
Think: using drawings to explain how music makes us feel can help us discuss our feelings and emotions.
Think: reflecting on how music makes us feel helps us explain the contrast we feel between different pieces of music.
Feel: self-motivation allows us to focus on our movements and helps us to try and express emotions.
Connect: we have to trust and respect our partners when we discuss our feelings and emotions.

Words to know

movement: the act of changing position or location
emotions: feelings that we have in response to a situation, event or thought, which influence our mood or behaviour
feelings: the ways we experience and understand our emotions inside our hearts and minds.

Common mistakes

Pupils focus on the tempo of the music, matching the beat and tempo, instead of considering the full effect of the music in creating an emotional response. (e.g., pupils run to fast music.)

Explain to pupils that it is important to be still and listen to the music before moving. Pupils should also be reminded to consider their facial expression, ensuing this matches their movement responses.

For parents, carers and teachers

Use dance scarves to support pupils to create movements in response to the music.