Year 7 - Music
Performing a partner song
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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 a three-part partner song, considering singing posture and good breathing.
Key Notes
- Singing posture is the best posture for singing with feet apart, knees slightly bent, arms by your sides and head lifted
- Unison is a musical texture where everyone sings the same thing at the same time.
- A partner song is when more than one melody is layered on top of each other to create harmony.
Vocabulary To Learn
- singing posture: the best posture for singing with feet apart, knees slightly bent, arms by your sides and head lifted
- partner song: when more than one melody is layered on top of each other to create harmony
- melody: the main tune or recognisable part in a piece of music
- anacrusis: the opening note or notes of a phrase which start before the first beat of the bar (also called a pickup)
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When we are singing different things, we should block out the sound of the groups to concentrate on our own part.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Singing posture is the best posture for singing with feet apart, knees slightly bent, arms by your sides and head lifted. Unison is a musical texture where everyone sings the same thing at the same time.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'singing posture'
the best posture for singing with feet apart, knees slightly bent, arms by your sides and head lifted.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When we are singing different things, we should block out the sound of the groups to concentrate on our own part. Correction: In a partner song, each melody is equally important, so we need to listen carefully to enjoy the harmony and ensure that each part can be heard.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Learning Riptide extended melody in unison Study Guide
- Music Alone Shall Live Study Guide
- Performing a spiritual in unison Study Guide
- Performing Riptide in three parts Study Guide
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