Year 1 - Music
Changing dynamics to perform with feeling
Singing together: how singing makes me feel
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Unit Summary
This unit demonstrates how singing quietly and loudly can change the feel of the song. Pupils listen to music with changing dynamics and think about how it makes them feel. Lullabies and upbeat songs are sung in contrast to each other to identify when calmer or livelier singing is most effective.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to control and change your singing dynamics when you am performing.
Key Notes
- Rehearsing helps us remember when to change dynamics.
- Watching the conductor helps us all keep together and sing at the same volume.
- We can share the feeling of a song by how we sing it.
- We warm up before we perform so our minds and voices are ready.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dynamics: how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
- conductor: a person who directs musicians or singers
- rehearse: to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
- perform: presenting our work in front of others
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We should perform loudly and confidently so that the audience can hear us.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Rehearsing helps us remember when to change dynamics. Watching the conductor helps us all keep together and sing at the same volume.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'dynamics'
how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: We should perform loudly and confidently so that the audience can hear us. Correction: Changing dynamics can actually help an audience to feel more engaged in the singing because their ears are given more variation, and they can interpret the feeling of a song more easily.
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