Year 6 - Music
The differences of rap and beat poetry
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 how rap and beat poetry can inspire hope and positive action.
Key Notes
- Artists can use words in different ways. Beat poets composed poems that are often spoken over music.
- Rap artists rhyme in a rhythmical way in time to the music.
- Music and lyrics can bring hope and inspire.
- We can be inspired by music and lyrics even when they weren't written specifically for a community we are a part of.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rap: rhythmical speech, often over a musical accompaniment
- beat poetry: an artistic movement that started in the 1950s influenced by the free improvisation styles in jazz
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Lyrics should always fit in time with the music.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can use words in different ways. Beat poets composed poems that are often spoken over music. Rap artists rhyme in a rhythmical way in time to the music.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'rap'
rhythmical speech, often over a musical accompaniment.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Lyrics should always fit in time with the music. Correction: Beat poetry is an example of when speech can 'float above' the music without having to keep to a strict rhythm.
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