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Resources: Music clip. The 50 second music segment consisted of various percussion sounds including wind and an adding machine, with a heavy bass guitar riff of seven beats added over the top after a short period, followed by treble guitar, and then by drums and cymbals.

Download the music clip 450k (requires Quicktime plugin)

Questions / instructions:

I'm going to play a piece of music. While it is playing, I want each of you to think of movements that you could make to the music using your body or parts of your body.

They need to be movements you can do while standing or sitting in one spot.

Listen to the music now - but don't make any movement yet.

Play music
Now tell the others in your group about the movements you have thought of. If you like, you can show them.

Allow time
Now I'll play the music again, and each of you can make your movements with the music as it plays. Play music This time I want you to imagine that your team is a TEAM MACHINE, and that each person is part of that machine. You will need to work out how you all fit together, and how the machine is going to work to the music.

Talk about how you will do it, and practise it, then I'll play the music again, and your TEAM MACHINE can make its movements to the music.

Play music
This time I'm going to play the music and you are to make your TEAM MACHINE work to the music. You're going to do your movement together as a team.

Play music

Sample responses from year 4 and year 8 students, high scoring range 9.8meg (requires QuickTime plug-in)

Inventiveness of movements

strong
moderate
weak

Appropriateness of response to music

strong
moderate
weak

Skills in working together

strong
moderate
weak

Coherence and confidence of performance

strong
moderate
weak