a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing / playing instruments

the organisation of notes around a central note, the tonic, which helps to shape the music’s sound and character

the major scale is organised around the note do and can feel bright

the minor scale is organised around the note la and can feel dark

British English CC

Breathing excercises

My dog can do the can can

Ghost of Tom

Round and Round

Belle Mama 

Old Abram Brown

Ode To Joy 

Drunken Sailor

Identifying major and minor tonalities

Music

Minor melodies and the minor pentachord

Reading the five note minor pentachord scale

Reading and playing minor melodies

Composing and notating a minor melody

Reading and performing minor melodies

In this unit, pupils learn songs and listen to music that has a minor tonality. Pupils learn the toneset for the minor pentachord (la, ti, do, re, mi) and use this to compose a minor melody. An analysis of Benjamin Britten’s Old Abram Brown inspires the shaping of the pupils' compositions.

Compose and Create: composing a minor melody on a stave

When we warm up we get the following parts of our body ready for music:

A song with a minor tonality often sounds ...

no, it's just one of the elements which gives a song its character

Do songs with a minor tonality always sound sad?

to get their body and mind ready for playing sport

Why do you think people warm up before playing sport?

Which of the following would not normally be part of a warm up for music?

Which of the following are examples of Solfège note names?

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

Identifying major and minor tonalities

Lesson outcome

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