Accelerando – Israel, Peru and Russia (40 mins)

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Accelerando - Listening and responding through movement to dance music from Israel, Peru and Russia, each featuring an accelerando (an increase in tempo).

Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain – Kenya (Two or three lessons of 40 minutes)

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Exploring how sounds can be used to describe events in the Kenyan story, ‘Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain’.

Low Brass – Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti (40 mins)

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Listening, identifying and comparing low sounds played on similar instrumental types from Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti.

Lullabies from Around the World (Either one 40 minute lesson or, with the extension activity, two or three 40 minute lessons.)

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Exploring lullabies from Ghana, Poland and India.

Metallic Sounds – the Caribbean, UK and USA (40 mins)

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Listening, identifying, appraising and comparing metallic sounds produced by instruments and ‘sound makers’ from the Caribbean, UK and USA.