Year 6 - Music
Practising repetitive cells for a fusion performance
Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils listen to music in which two or more styles have been fused together to create something new. They also learn short musical ideas that represent different musical genres and combine these as part of an ensemble.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to learn and rehearse repetitive musical cells with accuracy and a steady pulse.
Key Notes
- Repeated motifs are like small building blocks that composers use to create continuity, momentum, and structure
- We can layer rhythmic cells to create an accompaniment texture.
- A melodic riff is a short, repeated musical phrase or pattern that forms a core part of a musical piece.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cell: a simple musical pattern that can be rhythmic or melodic
- fusion: the process of blending two or more different musical styles, genres, or traditions to create a new, distinct sound
- afrobeat: a style of music that originated in Nigeria, often with chanted vocals over repeated riffs
- accompaniment: a musical part that supports the main melody or chant
- riff: a short, repeated musical phrase or pattern
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Fusion music is less authentic or valuable than traditional genres.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Repeated motifs are like small building blocks that composers use to create continuity, momentum, and structure. We can layer rhythmic cells to create an accompaniment texture.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'cell'
a simple musical pattern that can be rhythmic or melodic.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Fusion music is less authentic or valuable than traditional genres. Correction: Fusion music is in itself innovative and musically complex and is recognised as a genre in its own right.
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