Year 2 - Music
Developing part singing
Singing for performance: adding a simple vocal accompaniment
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils add simple vocal accompaniments to songs. They learn chanted and sung ostinati, adding these to songs they have learnt. Pupils practise in order to improve and understand the importance of maintaining a steady pulse.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to practise a song to prepare for a performance.
Key Notes
- Practising helps to improve musical skill and prepare for a performance.
- We can sing with different characters or feeling of a mood.
- Controlling dynamics helps different parts in music be heard clearly.
- An accompaniment should support the melody, not overpower it.
- Singing musically means thinking about the whole sound, not just our own voice.
Vocabulary To Learn
- practise: to work on improving a musical skills
- balance: making sure that all the musical parts work together and no part is too loud or too quiet
- dynamics: how loud or quiet the music is played or sung
- melody: a combination of notes to make a memorable tune
- accompaniment: a musical part that supports the main melody or chant e.g. an ostinato
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I should sing louder so my part can be heard over the others.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Practising helps to improve musical skill and prepare for a performance. We can sing with different characters or feeling of a mood.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'practise'
to work on improving a musical skills.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: I should sing louder so my part can be heard over the others. Correction: When we all sing louder, the music becomes unbalanced. If we listen and balance each layer, our music sounds clear and beautiful.
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