Creative Replace (CR) sits at the Creative row and Replace column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real Music lessons for KS2 that classify as CR, plus anti-examples that look CR but are not.

Each child composes a 16-second melody

Year 5 · 35 min · 1 device per child plus headphones

Each child composes a 16-second melody on virtual piano in GarageBand using four pitches and a clear rhythm. Submit as exported audio.

Tools: GarageBand

Each child builds a soundtrack for a short video

Year 6 · 50 min · 1 device per child plus headphones

Each child takes a 30-second silent video clip (school sports highlights, a nature scene) and composes a soundtrack using a DAW. Submit clip with embedded soundtrack.

Tools: GarageBand, BandLab

Each child records and layers a percussion pattern

Year 6 · 40 min · 1 device per child plus headphones

Each child records four simple percussion lines (foot stomp, hand clap, body percussion, shaker) and layers them into a 16-bar pattern.

Tools: GarageBand, BandLab

Lessons that look CR but are not

Useful counter-examples when you are checking your own lesson placement on the PICRAT grid.

This page is one of a growing set of PICRAT examples by cell, subject and key stage. Page maintained by Andy Perryer.