Granny and Grandpa's music: sing-a-long

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Changes within Living Memory Music

Objectives

History

  • Understand changes that have occurred since 1945.
  • Know where musical events fit on a chronological timeline.

Music

  • Listen to, evaluate and review music across a range of historical periods, including 1950s and 1960s.
  • Use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs.

Lesson Planning

Learn about some of the differences in how your grandparents would have experienced music and listen to some popular songs of the time.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand that the music their grandparents listened to was different; also that they listened to it on different devices and in a different way.
To recognise examples of songs and music of the time (1950s and 1960s) and become familiar with it by singing it.

Children will:

  • Listen attentively and express opinions about music listened to.
  • Recognise changes in living memory relevant to the lesson and order events and ask and answer relevant questions about post-war life in the1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
  • Know that times were very different for grandparents.
  • Be able to give examples of how things have changed.
  • Have listened to a range of music and use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs.
  • Know examples of songs and music of the period (Post-war 1950s and 1960s).

You Will Need

  • Song words for Yellow Submarine and the Rock around the Clock chorus
  • If possible have an old-fashioned wireless or gramophone to show the children