Lesson video

Hello, musicians, it's me again, Mrs. Steele.

Welcome back for another music lesson.

I'm so excited about this one today because it's about singing and playing simultaneously, that means at the same time.

Before we get started, there are some audio examples that don't feature in this video today, so you're going to need to take a moment to find those for yourselves before we begin.

There's a teacher guidance slide at the beginning of the slide deck to help you with this.

So press pause now to find those audio examples if you need to.

Are you ready?

Let's get going.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to play a rhythmic ostinato and sing at the same time.

Here are the keywords that we'll need in our lesson together today.

The first one is rhythm, the pattern of sounds that we play and sing.

Stick notation, a way of writing music down.

Ostinato, a repeating musical pattern, which can be rhythmic or melodic.

Accompaniment, a musical part that supports the main melody or chant.

And finally, texture, the combination of different layers of sounds.

We know that we need to warm up our voices, our minds, and our bodies before every music lesson, so that we can stand correctly and at ease, and so that we can gently warm up our vocal chords and sing safely.

Here comes a video of warmups for you to join in so that you're ready for singing.

♪ Ready, chickens ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one, one chicken ♪ ♪ Ready, chickens ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one, one chicken ♪ <v ->Now we are going to warm up our faces by chewing a toffee.

</v> Find yours.

Mine's in my pocket right here and it's this big, and when we put it in our mouth, we're going to begin to chew.

Let's all do it together.

It's quite tough.

Mm.

It's getting a bit softer.

Do some really good chewing.

Oh no, it's stuck to my teeth at the back.

I have to use my tongue.

I'm there a bit.

Really big chewing now.

And now we're going to do something horrible and chew with our mouth open.

Don't tell the folks at home.

Delicious.

We'll begin by breathing.

We'll breathe in for four, hold for one, and out for five.

Watch first.

You'll notice we breathe in through our nose and out through our mouth.

Let's now join in all together.

Well done.

We're going to do that two more times.

Here we go.

Make sure we're feeling nice and relaxed.

And.

That's great.

We should be feeling quite relaxed and the air should be flowing quite calmly.

This time, we're going to breathe in for four, hold for one, and we're going to breathe out for six, imagining we're blowing out through a straw.

Watch first.

Okay, let's all do that together.

Feeling relaxed, shoulders relaxed, off we go.

Let's do that two more times.

And one more.

Well done.

<v ->Join in with my voice and follow my finger.

</v> ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Mhm ♪ ♪ Mhm ♪ <v Instructor>Moses supposes his toeses are roses,</v> but Moses supposes erroneously; for nobody's toeses are posies of roses as Moses supposes his toeses to be.

<v ->These songs and chants will help us</v> to warm up our voices gently and help us to get focused and ready to learn.

We'll start with H-E-L-L-O.

Here's a video of me.

Here I come.

Copy me.

Copy me.

♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ March your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heart beat ♪ ♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ March your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heart beat ♪ Hello again.

This time let's try "Kumala Vista.

" You can choose to use the audio button or the video button with this one.

And finally join in with "Obwisana.

" Here comes the video.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ <v ->Are you ready to sing?

</v> Make sure that your throat feels warm, your muscles feel relaxed, and you're concentrating and ready to learn.

We're going to begin today by composing a simple ostinato.

Join in singing "Tideo.

" Tap the beat on your knees as you sing.

Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ Now it's time to find a partner and practice the clapping actions.

The clapping actions follow the rhythm of the words and they form a part of the Tideo folk dance.

Watch the video of these pupils doing the partner clapping actions.

Then press pause to try with a partner where you are.

Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ <v ->Now it's time to watch the video</v> and learn the dance to try it with your class.

Here comes the video to show you these pupils performing it.

Then press pause to try it yourselves.

Remember to keep a steady pulse as you move and sing.

Watch the video, then press pause to have a try.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

</v> Can you help me complete this sentence?

Having a steady sense of something helps us keep in time together as we move and sing.

What word do you think belongs in the gap?

Pause to decide together.

Here comes the answer.

Having a steady sense of pulse helps us keep in time together as we move and sing.

Well done if you remembered that, everyone.

Let's try clapping the rhythm "Tideo" following the stick notation.

Have a listen to what that sounds like.

Then press pause to give it a try yourselves.

Here's first slide that you'll need and there's another one coming up.

Here's the second slide that you'll need.

Press pause to use the audio to help you clap the rhythm of "Tideo" following the stick notation as you go.

"Tideo" has three different rhythms: ta, ta-di, and ta-ka-di-mi.

Each of these rhythms has a duration of one beat.

They sound like this.

Ta.

Ta-di.

And ta-ka-di-mi.

The chant "Alligator" also uses ta, ta-di and takadimi, like this.

♪ Alligator, high ♪ ♪ Alligator, low ♪ ♪ Alligator fast ♪ ♪ And then he's slow ♪ Have a listen.

♪ Ready, steady off we go ♪ ♪ Alligator high ♪ ♪ Alligator low ♪ ♪ Alligator fast ♪ ♪ And then he's slow.

♪ ♪ Alligator up ♪ ♪ Alligator down ♪ ♪ Alligator on the farm ♪ ♪ And also in the town ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

</v> Can you complete the missing rhythms for this part of the alligator chant?

You could write them on a whiteboard.

Press pause to try this challenge.

It's time to check your answers.

Here are the missing rhythms.

♪ Alligator up ♪ ♪ Alligator down ♪ ♪ Alligator on the farm ♪ ♪ And also in the town ♪ Well done if you got all of those right.

We can combine these rhythms in different ways to compose new rhythm patterns.

Here's an example of a rhythm pattern with four beats.

Listen carefully to how it sounds.

Then clap and chant the pattern.

♪ Ta, ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in.

</v> Listen to and clap each of these four-beat rhythm patterns.

Listen to each one.

Then press pause to clap it yourselves.

Here comes the first one, listen and then press pause.

♪ Ta, ta-di, ta-di, ta ♪ <v ->Here's the second rhythm.

</v> Listen, then press pause to clap it.

♪ Ta-di, ta, ta-di, ta ♪ <v ->Here comes number three.

</v> ♪ Ta, ta, ta-ka-di-mi, ta ♪ <v ->And finally listen to this rhythm.

</v> Then press pause to clap it.

♪ Ta, ta, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, ta ♪ <v ->By repeating the rhythm pattern over and over again,</v> we can create a rhythmic ostinato.

Try clapping the pattern over and over as an ostinato.

As you do so, can you keep the rhythm syllables in your thinking voice?

Have a listen to the audio.

Then press pause to practice.

Can you remember what a rhythmic ostinato is?

Do you think it's A, a rhythm pattern that is repeated many times?

B, a short melody that's repeated over and over?

Or C, the pattern of the words we sing in a song?

Press pause to decide which is a rhythmic ostinato.

Here comes the answer.

A rhythmic ostinato is a rhythm pattern that's repeated many times.

Great work, everyone.

It's time for our next musical challenge.

We're going to use rhythms from "Alligator" to compose and notate a four-beat rhythm.

Practice clapping your rhythm over and over again to create an ostinato.

Then try clapping it to a partner.

Press pause to try that challenge now.

Next, let's choose how you're going to notate your ostinato.

You could write your rhythm using stick notation, use lolly sticks or rhythm cards or cut out the rhythms and stick them in any order that you choose.

Remember, you can choose between ta, ta-di and ta-ka-di-mi.

Press pause to notate your ostinato in one of these ways.

Now you've got lots of patterns.

As a class, select one to perform together.

Repeat it many times to create an ostinato.

Here's my example.

♪ Ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, at ♪ Press pause to choose your pattern as a class and perform it many times to create an ostinato.

Great.

Now that you've chosen, we're going to divide into two groups.

Group one, you're going to chant "Alligator," and group two, you're going to play your ostinato.

Remember to try this more than once so that you can swap roles.

Press pause to put all of that learning together and try that musical challenge.

Your ostinato might look something like this.

Here's Sofia's.

She's used lolly sticks, and Jun has written his down.

I wonder if yours looks similar.

Remember to check your work.

Does your ostinato rhythm have four beats?

Press pause to check that now and make any changes that you need to.

Hello again.

I've got two rhythms that I need you to check for me.

Look at the two rhythms below.

Which one is correct and why?

Press pause to decide together.

How did you get on?

Which one's correct?

Well done if you spotted that my second rhythm is the one that's right.

This first rhythm has only three beats.

Now we're going to try playing a rhythmic ostinato under a song.

It's time to find the listening example, "Another One Bites the Dust" by the band Queen.

As you listen to this listening example, feel the pulse and move to the beat in different ways.

You could try marching, stepping side to side or dancing.

As you do this, can you hear any patterns in the music?

Press pause to find the listening example "Another One Bites the Dust" and get moving.

See you soon.

Listen again to the beginning of the song.

Notice the repeating pattern played by the bass guitar.

A repeating pattern in music is called an ostinato but in popular music, it can also be called a riff.

In this song, the riff is used to accompany the singer.

Press pause to listen again to the beginning of "Another One Bites the Dust.

" Can you hear the riff?

Did you spot it?

The riff in "Another One Bites the Dust" makes a good accompaniment because it has a catchy, memorable rhythm, it's simple and puts the focus on the singer and it has a steady beat that makes you want to move or dance.

It's time for a check-in.

True or false?

An ostinato is an effective accompaniment because it makes the performance more memorable.

Do you think that's true or false?

It's true, absolutely.

The ostinato or riff in "Another One Bites the Dust" adds interest to the music, but it still gives the singer space to shine.

You might have known this song already.

It's pretty famous.

We can use an ostinato to accompany our singing too.

Adding an ostinato creates texture and makes our performance more interesting.

We're going to layer "Tideo" with a rhythmic ostinato now.

Let's clap this rhythm together.

I wonder if you recognize it.

It's my turn first.

Then your turn.

♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta ♪ Do you recognize that rhythm?

Yes, it's the rhythm of our chant, sagidi, sagidi, sapopo.

Here it is.

♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta ♪ We can use this rhythm as an ostinato pattern.

First practice clapping the pattern over and over again.

Chant the rhythm syllables to help.

It will sound like this.

♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta ♪ And so on.

Press pause to practice that now where you are.

Now try playing the ostinato using an unpitched percussion instrument, such as claves.

Say the rhythm syllables in your thinking voice this time.

Here comes the audio to show you what that sounds like.

Then press pause to try playing it on your unpitched percussion instruments.

It's time for another check-in.

Can you help me complete this sentence?

To play a rhythmic ostinato, we need to something a rhythm over and over.

What do you think belongs in that gap?

Here comes the answer.

To play a rhythmic ostinato, we need to repeat a rhythm over and over.

Well done if you could complete that sentence.

Now it's time for one of our big challenges of today.

We are going to perform "Tideo" with a rhythmic ostinato First practice in two groups.

One group will play the ostinato as the other sings the song.

When you feel confident, try singing and playing at the same time.

Here comes the audio to show you what that sounds like.

Then press pause to give that a try in two groups.

Then try singing and playing at the same time.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo, tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window, tideo ♪ We've reached the end of our lesson together today, so let's take a moment to think about everything that we've been learning.

We know that a simple way to create an ostinato is to use rhythms from a song or chant.

We know that using stick notation is one way of notating an ostinato, and that an ostinato can make an effective accompaniment to our singing.

And finally, we know that performing a rhythmic ostinato as we sing a song adds texture and interest to our performance, just like we did in our performances today.

Fantastic musical learning day, everyone.

I can't wait till next time.

I'll see you soon.

Bye.