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Year 1 - Music

Creating a convincing singing performance

Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs

Unit Summary

This unit teaches performance skills as well as how to change the tempo and dynamics of our singing to reflect different moods. Pupils will learn to warm up their voices, sing songs with different feelings and moods, and prepare and deliver effective vocal performances.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to tell stories and show feelings through your singing.

Key Notes

  • Music is a form of storytelling. We can tell the story by singing with character and feeling.
  • We can sing with character and feeling by thinking about the use of dynamics, tempo, facial expressions and actions.
  • We rehearse before a performance to make sure we know the songs well.
  • When we perform to an audience we should try and sing with character and feeling, and carry on if we make a mistake.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • performance: preseting our work in front of others
  • rehearse: to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
  • dynamics: how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
  • tempo: how fast or slow the music is played
  • practise: to play or sing something several times to try and get better

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • If we make a mistake in a performance we should start again.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Music is a form of storytelling. We can tell the story by singing with character and feeling. We can sing with character and feeling by thinking about the use of dynamics, tempo, facial expressions and actions.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'performance'

preseting our work in front of others.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: If we make a mistake in a performance we should start again. Correction: When performing in front of an audience it's best to carry on if we make a mistake. Most of the time the audience won't notice.

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