Year 8 - Music
Performing the full 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 the chorus for Follow you in three-part harmony and perform the full song, considering expressive elements.
Key Notes
- Humming can help warm up the vocal cords, develop voice resonance and reduce tension
- Adding dynamics and emphasis within the phrase can add shape to a melody
- Tone quality in group singing relies on good breathing and listening to blend the sounds
- Performing a backbeat can help drive the music
- Singing the chorus for Follow Me in three-part harmony
Vocabulary To Learn
- harmony: the notes that accompany the melody
- homophony: two or more different layers which move at the same time (in harmony)
- verse chorus structure: a structure used in pop music with two main sections (verse and chorus)
- backbeat: a backbeat is the emphasis of beats 2 and 4, usually on the snare of the drum kit, providing the drive in a piece of pop music
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To add shape to a melody, the emphasis will always be on the first note of the phrase.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Humming can help warm up the vocal cords, develop voice resonance and reduce tension. Adding dynamics and emphasis within the phrase can add shape to a melody.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'harmony'
the notes that accompany the melody.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: To add shape to a melody, the emphasis will always be on the first note of the phrase. Correction: This is not always the case. Quite often, when the first note of the phrase lands on the downbeat this is naturally where the emphasis falls, however, this is more about where the main beats are rather than where the phrase starts.
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