Year 4 - Music
Preparing for part work: staying in time and following melodic shape
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 keep in time with others and show melodic shape using actions.
Key Notes
- Before we sing in parts, it is important we can keep a steady beat to stay in time wth others.
- In 4-time, the beat pattern feels: strong - weak - medium - weak.
- Melodic shape describes the up and down movement of pitches in music.
- We can show melodic shape using actions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- beat: the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock
- thinking voice: singing music inside your head, rather than out loud
- melodic shape: the up and down movement of pitches in music
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pitch is the same as melodic shape.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Before we sing in parts, it is important we can keep a steady beat to stay in time wth others. In 4-time, the beat pattern feels: strong - weak - medium - weak.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'beat'
the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pitch is the same as melodic shape. Correction: Pitch refers to how high or low an individual note is. Melodic shape refers to the up and down contour pattern created by a series of pitches.
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