Year 1 - Music
Strong and soft singing
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 your loud singing voice and your soft singing voice.
Key Notes
- Warming up our voice helps us to sing safely.
- Singing loudly doesn't mean shouting.
- We can use many different dynamics when we sing.
- Different songs can suit different dynamics.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dynamics: how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
- singing: creating musical sounds with our voice that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds
- song: music with words
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We need to sing loudly for it to be heard or for it to be 'good'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Warming up our voice helps us to sing safely. Singing loudly doesn't mean shouting.
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 need to sing loudly for it to be heard or for it to be 'good'. Correction: Learning to sing using a range of dynamics is a key aspect of conveying the mood of a song. Pupils can explore what quality singing feels like, and the effect it can have, using a range of dynamics to suit the song.
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