Study Guides

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 song with changing textures, showing an awareness of phrase endings and balance.

Key Notes

• Using a range of warm ups to prepare the body for singing
• Pop songs use a typical verse and chorus structure and are often in melody and accompaniment texture
• The chorus is often louder than the verse to give a more uplifting quality
• Singing a song which has a range of different vocal textures

Vocabulary To Learn

• structure: the different sections of a piece and how the piece is organised e.g. verse-chorus or AABB
• texture: the layers of sound and how they fit together in a piece of music
• melody and accompaniment: a musical texture where a clear melody is accompanied by one or more other layers of music

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Forgetting to listen to each other at the end of phrases and changing from one part to another.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Creating a performance Study Guide
• Performing three independent parts Study Guide
• Singing an ostinato accompaniment Study Guide