the regular steady heartbeat of the music

a repeating musical pattern that can be rhythmic or melodic

the speed of the music - how fast or slow the music is played

a person who directs the performance of an ensemble

Senwa Dedende - ostinato

British English CC

Senwa Dedende

Rocky mountain - track

Abiyo Abeyo - track

Abiyo Abeyo - Ostinato

Abiyo Ostinato - ostinato rhythm clapped

Rocky Mountain - ostinato

Rocky Mountain - rhythm

Warm-ups

Playing a melodic ostinato and singing simultaneously

Music

Identifying different layers of accompaniment within a piece of music

Drone accompaniments to songs

Layering simple accompaniments to create a thicker texture

Melodic ostinato accompaniments to songs

Rehearsing songs with layers of instrumental accompaniments

In this unit, we build the texture in our songs by adding a drone and melodic ostinato. Our focus is on how we rehearse and play together as an ensemble. The songs and instrumental accompaniments are taught through listening, practising and memorising.

Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato

a new piece of music that has been created

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

True or false?  When we play an ostinato we play the same tune as we are singing.

a repeating musical pattern that uses notes of differing pitch

a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

Match these music words to their definitions.

holding the stick on the bars after striking

striking the middle of each bar on the instrument

raising the beater of the bar after striking

Which of these helps to get the best sound from a tuned percussion instrument?

A constant pitched sound that continues throughout a piece of music is called a {{}}.

Which of these notes is the highest note?

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

Playing a melodic ostinato and singing simultaneously

Lesson outcome

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