Year 4 - Music
Performing and reflecting on the rehearsal journey
Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble
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Unit Summary
In this unit, we explore effective ensemble rehearsal. Professional ensembles share their secrets for success when practising alone, in small groups and as a wider ensemble. Effective rehearsal strategies are then explicitly taught to the pupils and developed in our ensemble piece.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use feedback to refine an ensemble performance and can review the success of rehearsal strategies.
Key Notes
- The most effective rehearsals are when many different rehearsal strategies are used to improve a final performance.
- Feedback from others and evaluating our own performance is a key element to refining a performance.
- I can reflect on the practice and rehearsal strategies that have helped me perform successfully in an ensemble.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ensemble: a group of people who perform together
- performance: a work that is presented to an audience
- rehearse: to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
- practise: to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Once we can play the notes correctly, there's nothing we need to do to improve a performance.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The most effective rehearsals are when many different rehearsal strategies are used to improve a final performance. Feedback from others and evaluating our own performance is a key element to refining a performance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'ensemble'
a group of people who perform together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Once we can play the notes correctly, there's nothing we need to do to improve a performance. Correction: Listening and watching the overall performance and getting feedback from others can help us to identify how to refine the performance such as adding dynamics, playing sensitively within the ensemble and playing precisely in time.
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