Year 4 - Music
Harmony writing and singing in 2 or 3 parts
Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
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Unit Summary
This unit celebrates the many ways of singing in harmony, utilising rounds, partner songs, melodic and rhythmic ostinato and counter melody to create layers of sound. Through short examples, pupils discover how pitches can be combined to make pleasing harmonies.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use solfège to compose harmony and perform songs in 2 or 3 parts.
Key Notes
- So, mi and do create pleasing harmony when sung at the same time.
- We can layer a harmony part and a rhythmic ostinato to add a thicker texture to our to our songs.
- Singing partner songs together can create harmony.
Vocabulary To Learn
- harmony: when two or more pitches are played or sung together
- stave: lines on which musical notes can be placed
- solfège: a system of naming pitches so we can recognise patterns by ear, e.g. so, mi and do
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When singing in harmony, we need to ignore the other parts to concentrate on our own part.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
So, mi and do create pleasing harmony when sung at the same time. We can layer a harmony part and a rhythmic ostinato to add a thicker texture to our to our songs.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'harmony'
when two or more pitches are played or sung together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When singing in harmony, we need to ignore the other parts to concentrate on our own part. Correction: When singing in harmony, we need to listen carefully to the other parts to ensure our part blends with the other voices.
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