Year 2 - Music
Developing pulse and moving in time to the music
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 move in time to the pulse whilst singing.
Key Notes
- We keep a steady pulse while we sing so that we can stay in time with others.
- We can move to the pulse so that we can feel the steady beat of the music in our bodies.
- 2-time has a beat pattern of strong-weak.
- A fast tempo has a fast pulse. A slow tempo has a slow pulse.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pulse: the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
- beat: the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
- tempo: how fast or slow the music is played
- 2-time: the organisation and feel of the beats as strong-weak
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The beat is the same as the rhythm of the words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We keep a steady pulse while we sing so that we can stay in time with others. We can move to the pulse so that we can feel the steady beat of the music in our bodies.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pulse'
the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The beat is the same as the rhythm of the words. Correction: The pulse is like a steady beat that stays the same, even when the rhythm of the words changes. Clap the beat whilst saying words to show how they are different.
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