Year 2 - Music
Stormy seas soundscapes
Compose and create: soundscapes of the sea
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Unit Summary
In this optional unit, water and classical music examples inspire soundscape compositions as we journey from beach, to open water, rivers and stormy seas. Pupils use pitched and unpitched percussion, vocalisations and body percussion to create their soundscapes, recording these using graphic scores.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to improvise a stormy seas soundscape and perform this as part of an ensemble.
Key Notes
- Composed music can also include space for improvising.
- Dynamics, tempo and texture are three musical elements that we can think about when creating stormy music.
- In a concerto, the soloist is accompanied by an ensemble. In 'Storm', the fiddle and the harp are the soloists.
- The fiddle is another name for the violin.
Vocabulary To Learn
- improvising: creating music in the moment, using the voice or instruments, alone or with others
- soloist: a musician who performs alone or performs the main melodic line with an accompaniment underneath
- accompany: to play a supporting part underneath the main melody
- melody: a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
- ensemble: a group of people who perform together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A soloist is only one musician performing on their own.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Composed music can also include space for improvising. Dynamics, tempo and texture are three musical elements that we can think about when creating stormy music.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'improvising'
creating music in the moment, using the voice or instruments, alone or with others.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A soloist is only one musician performing on their own. Correction: A soloist can be accompanied. They can also be performing alongside another soloist.
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