Year 1 - Music
Following a conductor to create a musical mood
Singing for performance: Changing tempo and dynamics in our songs
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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 follow a conductor to change the mood of the song.
Key Notes
- We can sing with character and feeling by considering the use of tempo and dynamics in our performance.
- A conductor is a person who directs musicians and singers.
- A conductor can show a group of musicians that they want the tempo or dynamics to change using gestures.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tempo: how fast or slow the music is played
- dynamics: how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
- conductor: a person who directs musicans or singers
- gestures: hand actions used by the conductor to lead the singing or playing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Every performance of a piece is the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We can sing with character and feeling by considering the use of tempo and dynamics in our performance. A conductor is a person who directs musicians and singers.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tempo'
how fast or slow the music is played.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Every performance of a piece is the same. Correction: We can use dynamics and tempo to tell the story of the words, different conductors and performers might do this differently.
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