Year 7 - Music
Music Alone Shall Live
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Unit Summary
The song guides cover a diverse selection of songs, designed to develop vocal technique, musical expression and ensemble skills, and building confidence and musical literacy. They can be broken down across multiple lessons to integrate them into the sequence, but can also be taught as full lessons.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to sing Music Alone Shall Live in unison and a round using singing breath and vocal onset to support a good tone.
Key Notes
- To create good vocal onset, we use our breath to initiate a sound by pushing air through our voices from our bellies.
- Singing the melody for Music Alone Shall Live in unison and in a round.
- Singing with a good vocal onset.
Vocabulary To Learn
- vocal onset: the way that we initiate a sound when singing; good vocal onset uses breath to initiate a sound by pushing air from the belly
- melody: the main tune or recognisable part in a piece of music
- phrase: a section of a melody, often 2 or 4 bars long
- round: a song structure where multiple groups sing the same melody but start at different times
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I should use my throat to start a note.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
To create good vocal onset, we use our breath to initiate a sound by pushing air through our voices from our bellies. Singing the melody for Music Alone Shall Live in unison and in a round.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'vocal onset'
the way that we initiate a sound when singing; good vocal onset uses breath to initiate a sound by pushing air from the belly.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: I should use my throat to start a note. Correction: Using the throat creates a tight, harsh sound. To create a clear, controlled tone, we should use a singing breath to initiate the sound, pushing the sound from our bellies.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Learning a sea shanty with changing dynamics Study Guide
- Learning Riptide extended melody in unison Study Guide
- Performing a partner song Study Guide
- Performing a spiritual in unison Study Guide
- Performing Riptide in three parts Study Guide
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