Lesson video

Hello, musicians.

My name is Mrs. Steele, and I'm so excited that we're going to be learning together again today.

In today's music lesson, we'll be exploring rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniment under a chant.

There's lots to do together, so let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to build layers of percussion under a chant as part of an ensemble, and we'll know that this creates a thicker texture.

Let's have a look together at the keywords that will be important in our learning today.

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

Texture, the combination of different layers of sounds.

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

Ensemble, a group of people that perform together.

And rehearse, to practice in order to improve and prepare for performance.

We know that it's important to warm up our voices, bodies, and minds before every music lesson so that we're ready to move and ready to sing.

Join in with these warmups.

Here comes the video.

♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Rubber 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 ♪ ♪ Rubber 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'll have to use my tongue.

And the other bit.

Mm!

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.

Mm!

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 ♪ ♪ Aa-aa-aa-aa ♪ ♪ Aa-aa-aa-aa ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ <v Instructor>Moses supposes his toeses are roses,</v> but Moses supposes erroneously.

For nobody's toeses are poses of roses, as Moses supposes his toeses to be.

<v ->These songs and chants</v> will help to warm up our voices gently and help us to make sure that we're feeling focused and ready to learn.

First up, it's "Boom Chicka Boom.

" Join in with the video.

♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ ♪ Ah-ha ♪ ♪ Ee-he ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ In a squeaky voice ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ ♪ Ah-ha ♪ ♪ Ee-he ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ Low and strong ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ ♪ Ah-ha ♪ ♪ Ee-he ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ Just a whisper ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ ♪ Ah-ha ♪ ♪ Ee-he ♪ And now here's "A Ram Sam Sam.

" Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ ♪ Goolie goolie goolie goolie goolie ♪ ♪ Ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A ram sam sam ♪ ♪ Goolie goolie goolie goolie goolie ♪ ♪ Ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq ♪ ♪ A rafiq ♪ ♪ Goolie goolie goolie goolie goolie ♪ ♪ Ram sam sam ♪ ♪ A rafiq ♪ ♪ A rafiq ♪ ♪ Goolie goolie goolie goolie goolie ♪ ♪ Ram sam sam ♪ <v ->And finally, it's one of my favorites.

</v> I think you can tell in this video I'm enjoying myself.

It's called "I Have a Car.

" Can you do the actions?

They're quite tricky.

Here comes the video.

♪ I have a car, it's made of tin ♪ ♪ Nobody knows what shape it's in ♪ ♪ It has four wheels and a rumble seat ♪ ♪ Hear us chugging down the street ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk ♪ ♪ I have a car, it's made of tin ♪ ♪ Nobody knows what shape it's in ♪ ♪ It has four wheels and a rumble seat ♪ ♪ Hear us chugging down the street ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle ♪ ♪ Toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk ♪ Let's check that you're ready to sing.

Does your throat feel warm?

Are your muscles nice and relaxed?

And are you concentrating and ready to learn?

Fantastic.

Let's go.

We're going to be building a layered texture using ostinato.

Let's start by playing and singing "Obwisana.

" Practicing playing on the beat in time together will help us when we practice playing rhythms together later.

Remember to pass the claves to the steady pulse, sounding the beat.

Watch this video to see how it's done, then press pause to try it for yourselves.

When it's your go, you can use the video or the audio button to support you.

Watch first.

Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ <v ->We're going layer sounds to create music</v> with a thick texture.

We can do this in a number of different ways.

We can layer an ostinato under a song.

We can play unpitched percussion on the beat.

And we can add musical punctuation by playing on important words.

We can use body percussion to help us perform rhythms accurately.

Let's perform some four beat rhythms using these body percussion sounds.

We have ta, and stamping, ta-di, ta-ka-di, and finally, tapping on our knees, ta-ka-di-mi.

Let's practice this rhythm.

Repeat it over and over to create an ostinato.

Listen first, then press pause to try it.

♪ Ta, ta, ta-ka-di-mi, ta ♪ <v ->Now try this one.

</v> Listen carefully, then press pause to play it over and over to create an ostinato.

♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-di, ta-di, ta ♪ <v ->When the two ostinato patterns</v> are played at the same time, this creates a thicker texture.

Listen to this example.

First we hear the clave pattern two times, then the drum enters playing the second pattern.

Listen.

Can you hear the moment when the drum enters with the second pattern?

Well done, everyone.

It's time for a quick check-in with our learning so far.

Can you find the missing word in this sentence?

The more layers of sound, the something the texture.

What's that missing word?

Press pause to decide together.

Did you work out the missing word?

The more layers of sound, the thicker the texture.

Well done if you got that right.

Great understanding of texture.

Now let's try a big musical challenge.

We're going to split into two groups.

Using body percussion, practice playing one of the ostinato patterns together with your group.

So one group will play the first ostinato pattern you can see there, and the other group will play the second one.

Try playing your ostinato at the same time as the other group.

Lucas is reminding us that we need to have a steady pulse to keep in time together, especially when we're playing two different rhythms.

And Sam is reminding us that it's really important to listen to each other.

Press pause to split into two groups and try playing both of these ostinato patterns at the same time, keeping a steady pulse.

Here's another challenge for you.

On the next slide are four more rhythms.

First, I'd like you to chant each rhythm, so you know how it sounds.

Next, add the correct body percussion for each beat.

Then when you're confident, repeat that rhythm over and over, and you'll create an ostinato.

And finally, for your biggest challenge, divide into four groups.

Give each group one rhythm to perform.

Start with group one and make sure group one's feeling really secure, then layer each group joining in, one new rhythm at a time, until finally, all four groups are playing their ostinato pattern at the same time.

Make sure that each new entry is on beat one.

I'll show you the slide with the four rhythms on now, then when you're ready, you can press pause to try this challenge.

Here come the rhythms.

Here they are, so press pause to divide into four groups to try this challenge together.

Good luck.

Hello again, everyone.

How did it go?

Did you keep a steady pulse as you played the ostinato with your group?

Were you able to play your pattern accurately while the other groups played something different?

That's really challenging.

And did you stop playing together at the end of the musical sentence?

Fantastic music making, everyone.

Well done.

Now we're going to be adding an accompaniment with a layered texture.

Listen to this new version of "The Alligator Chant.

" As you listen, tap the beat gently on your hand.

Here comes the music.

♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ->What did you notice as you listened and tapped the beat?

</v> Alex noticed the tempo was getting faster and faster.

Well done if you spotted that too.

Try clapping the beat as you perform "The Alligator Chant.

" Remember to keep a steady pulse as the tempo increases.

Here are the words.

And the next slide.

Increasing the tempo is one way to enhance our performance.

Here comes the audio.

Remember to keep a steady pulse and clap to the beat as you perform "The Alligator Chant," even as the tempo increases.

Good luck.

Here's the music.

♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ->We can also accompany our chant using an ostinato.

</v> Adding an ostinato accompaniment will create texture and make our performance even more exciting.

Here's a four beat rhythm.

Have a go at clapping and chanting the rhythm.

It's my turn first then your turn.

♪ Ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-di, ta-ka-di-mi, ta-di, ta ♪ Fantastic.

We're going to perform this rhythm using body percussion with the following actions.

We're going to do a stomp, patting our knees, and clap.

Let's practice the rhythm using this body percussion.

Repeat the pattern over and over like an ostinato, keeping a steady pulse.

Stomp-stomp, pat-pat-pat-pat, stomp-stomp, clap.

Stomp-stomp, pat-pat-pat-pat, stomp-stomp, clap.

Have a go at those body percussion actions and create your ostinato.

Press pause to try that now.

Let's use the ostinato pattern to accompany "The Alligator Chant.

" Say the chant and perform the body percussion at the same time.

That's quite tricky and might take a bit of practice.

Press pause to try adding this ostinato to our "Alligator Chant" with the body percussion.

Have a good time.

See you soon.

We can add even more layers of sound to our accompaniment to create a thicker texture.

We could do this by playing the beat or by accenting the word alligator.

We're going to create an ensemble performance of our "Alligator Chant.

" Lucas is reminding us, when we perform together as a group, it's called an ensemble.

Before performing as an ensemble, we'll need to rehearse together so that we're successful and that we can create a really great performance.

The first thing we need to do is split into four groups and decide which part each group will perform in the ensemble.

One group will be chanting the words, the other will be playing the beat, another group will be performing the ostinato with the body percussion, and the final group will be accenting the word alligator.

Pause now to split into four groups and decide which role each group will take in your ensemble.

Then meet me back here.

Here are some things to consider when rehearsing and performing in an ensemble.

Chanting ready, steady, off we go, at the right speed, can help you start at the same time.

Listen to and watch each other, and keep a steady pulse.

That will help you stay in time together throughout.

And consider the dynamics of your chanting or playing, so that all parts can be heard at the same time.

Before we get going, there's just about time for a quick check-in.

When we play background music to support the main song or chant, this is called A, an ensemble, B, an accompaniment, or C, the tempo?

Press pause now to decide your answer.

What do you think?

Here comes the answer.

When we play background music to support the main song or chant, this is called an accompaniment.

Well done if you remembered that.

Now it's time to rehearse and perform "The Alligator Chant" with a layered accompaniment as part of a class ensemble.

You're going to work in those four groups that you decided earlier to create a layered texture.

Think about ways that you could enhance your final performance.

You could try performing the chant three times, increasing the tempo, getting faster each time.

You could try changing the dynamics, starting quietly and then getting louder, and you could choose different instruments to use.

Work in four groups to create your layered texture.

Group one will perform the chant, group two will play the beat, group three will perform the ostinato with the body percussion, and group four will accent the word alligator with their drums.

Here are the words in case you need them.

Now it's time to press pause, put all of that together, and create an amazing performance.

Good luck, everyone.

I'll see you soon.

How did it go?

It's time to evaluate your performance.

Here are some of our Oak friends' ideas.

Jun says, "We kept a steady pulse as we played and chanted together.

" Alex says, "He made sure not to play his instrument too loudly, so you could still hear the chant.

" Aisha decided to play with a faster tempo.

This made the chant more exciting.

And Izzy says, "We listened to each other as we chanted and played.

" Press pause now to evaluate your performance together.

What went really well?

So let's take a moment to think about everything that we've been learning.

We know that we can use ostinato patterns to accompany a musical performance.

We can combine different layers of sound to add texture to an accompaniment.

We can play multiple layers of sound simultaneously as an ensemble.

And we know that adding more layers of sound creates a thicker texture, just like we did in our performance of "Alligator.

" What a lot of musical learning today, everyone.

Fantastic music making.

I can't wait to see you for another one.

Bye, everybody.