Year 6 - Music
Sharing important issues through music and song
Singing together: music that comments on social change
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Unit Summary
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand and explain how instrumental music can convey meaning.
Key Notes
- Instrumental music can be a powerful tool in communicating a powerful message.
- Music doesn't always have to sound 'nice' to be effective. Dissonance can create tension to help tell a story.
- Afrobeat music is a fusion of many different styles and influences.
- Repeated riffs can create an effective accompaniment texture.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dissonance: when two or more notes played together clash with each other
- afrobeat: a style of music that originated in Nigeria, often with vocals over repeated riffs
- riff: a short repeated musical idea
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Music should always sound pleasing to the ear.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Instrumental music can be a powerful tool in communicating a powerful message. Music doesn't always have to sound 'nice' to be effective. Dissonance can create tension to help tell a story.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'dissonance'
when two or more notes played together clash with each other.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Music should always sound pleasing to the ear. Correction: Music doesn't have to sound 'nice' to be effective. There are styles of music that explore more difficult messages and use dissonance to create a particular effect.
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