Year 7 - Music
Learning a sea shanty in harmony and developing a performance
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Unit Summary
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to sing a sea shanty in harmony with changing dynamics and using call and response.
Key Notes
- Singing in harmony means that more than one group of singers sing different notes that blend together.
- When singing in harmony, we are aware of the overall balance of the sound so that no one part overwhelms the others.
- In most songs, the melody should be slightly louder than the harmony.
- Call and response singing and changing dynamics can help us tell a story when performing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- harmony: the notes that accompany the melody
- balance: how each part is matched against another to ensure that no one part overwhelms the others
- dynamics: how loud or quiet the music is
- call and response: a question and answer musical structure
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- If a part is higher then we should sing it louder.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Singing in harmony means that more than one group of singers sing different notes that blend together. When singing in harmony, we are aware of the overall balance of the sound so that no one part overwhelms the others.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'harmony'
the notes that accompany the melody.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: If a part is higher then we should sing it louder. Correction: It's easy to accidentally sing higher harmonies louder than the main melody. Remember balance. The melody should be louder than the harmony part.
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