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Listening quiz, aural discrimination task and whole-class voting activity.
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Critical Listening (Musical Genius)
Pupils listen to a genre track and vote for which instrument is missing, using on-screen options and careful listening.
- Activity type
- Video-Led Activities
- Music skills
- Listening & Appraising, Instruments, Playing & Composition
- Included activities
- 8 activities
Classroom value
What this activity helps teachers do
Keep pupils active in the music
Listen, choose, vote, replay, justify and compare instrument roles.
Use a clear teaching route
Focus attention on one instrument role at a time, pause after replays, and collect quick reasons before revealing the answer.
Inside the family
Example activities teachers can open
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- Critical Listening: 80s Pop
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- Critical Listening: Funk
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