the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock

the combination of different layers of sounds

a repeating musical pattern that uses notes of differing pitch

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

the first five notes of the major scale: do, re, mi, fa, so

 Partner songs: Why Shouldn't my Goose / Do You Know the Muffin Man? (high F)

British English CC

 Partner songs: Why Shouldn't my Goose / Do You Know the Muffin Man? (high D)

Bele Mama (accompaniment)

Bele Mama (unison)

Bele Mama - (two part round - no unison entry)

Bele Mama (unison into four part round)

Banaha - Si Si Si  (three parts)

Senwa Dedende 

Why Shouldn't my Goose (xylophone ostinato) - video

Why Shouldn't my Goose (Solfège ostinato) - audio

Why Shouldn't my Goose (Solfège ostinato) - video

Why Shouldn't my Goose (xylophone ostinato) - audio

Warm-ups

Elevator - game (video)

Dipidu (video)

Oh When the Saints

Building texture with a melodic ostinato

Music

Major and minor tonality folk songs

Folk songs and the major pentachord

Folk songs and the minor pentachord

Building texture with a minor accompaniment

Layering accompaniments under major and minor folk songs

This unit explores the different sounds and feelings associated with major and minor tonality explicitly. The pupils sing a variety of songs, some in a major key and some in a minor key. They use pitched percussion instruments to add different accompaniments to these.

Start with playing: adding layers to major and minor songs

When we add many layers of sounds underneath a melody, we create a {{}} texture.

A melodic ostinato can be played as __________ to a folk song.

True or false? Folk songs are never accompanied.

when you play two or more notes at the same time

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock

Match the musical element to its definition.

songs where the same tune is sung at the same time

songs where multiple groups sing the same melody but start at different times

two or more songs that fit together sung at the same time

The major pentachord has __________ notes.

Songs with a major tonality organise their notes around the central note, or tonic, ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Building texture with a melodic ostinato

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.