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Hi everyone, I'm Miss Boyd and I'll be a music teacher today.

In this lesson, we will learn about musical sequences.

In this lesson, you will learn how to recognise a musical sequence.

You get the opportunity to perform using musical sequences and you get the chance to compose using musical sequences.

To prepare for this lesson, what you will need is an exercise book or a piece of paper and a pencil.

But before we get started, should we begin with a hello song? ♪ Off we go.

♪ ♪ Hello hello, it's good to see you.

♪ ♪ I must say, you've made my day.

♪ ♪ Hello hello, hello.

♪ So, what is a musical sequence? When you are creating a musical story for a film or a cartoon, there are often loads of different musical patterns.

When you are listening to a film or watching a cartoon there's often lots of music used to support the storylines.

Those musical tricks are called musical devices.

And today, we're going to look at one particular musical device, it's called musical sequence.

A sequence just means a pattern, a short pattern that happens over, and over, and over again.

And often, it's used as a theme.

Something that you can always recognise if you hear it.

For our first activity, we are going to listen to a few sequences.

See if you recognise this one.

♪ Batman, Batman.

♪ Did you recognise that? That's right.

It was the Batman theme tune.

There's a reason why it's called the theme tune, because there's a musical sequence that everybody instantly recognises.

Do you think you know what it is? If you think you know what that musical pattern is, try and sing it now.

That's right.

♪ Doo, doo, doo.

Doo, doo, doo.

♪ Now that pattern is really short.

You've only actually got- ♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo.

Doo, doo, doo, doo.

Doo, doo, doo.

♪ really short pattern but, it's repeated over, and over, and over again, which makes it a sequence.

That sequence repeats, and repeats, and repeats.

And, you know that something's about to happen and someone's going to pay.

And it's always going to be- ♪ Batman.

♪ Have another listen.

♪ Batman, Batman.

♪ Such a great example of a musical sequence.

Let's listen to another.

Now, some musical sequences have a tiny break in between them.

But again, the rules for a musical sequence are that they're short and they're repeated.

Have a listen.

See if you recognise this one.

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo.

♪ ♪ Baby shark, doo, doo.

♪ ♪ Baby shark.

♪ Baby shark! Everyone knows that song.

But did you know, that there is a musical sequence in that song? Which is why, we all remember it.

♪ Doo, doo.

Doo, doo.

♪ Which part of the Baby Shark song do you think is a musical sequence? That's right.

♪ Doo, doo.

Doo, doo.

♪ Such a short pattern- ♪ Doo, doo.

Doo, doo.

♪ stays on one note the whole time.

♪ Doo, doo.

Doo, doo.

♪ But, it's repeated, and it's repeated, and it's repeated throughout the whole song.

And we all know that, that musical sequence means it's time for the Baby Shark song.

Let's have another listen again.

♪ Baby shark, doo, doo.

♪ ♪ Baby shark, doo, doo.

♪ ♪ Baby shark.

♪ ♪ Mommy shark, doo, doo.

♪ ♪ Mommy shark.

♪ ♪ Daddy shark, doo, doo.

♪ Such a great musical sequence.

Now, for our next activity, we are going to practise performing using a musical sequence.

This song is called "Captain Go Sidetrack Your Train".

And actually, we're not going to sing the main melody.

The musical sequence of this song happens around the main melody.

Oh, sing the main melody, so you know how it goes.

♪ Off I go.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Number three in line, we're coming in on time.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ Do to have a go at singing that just so you know how the main melody goes.

♪ Off we go.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Number three in line, we're coming in on time.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ Great job.

So, we're actually going to sing the musical sequence that supports this song.

And this musical sequence sounds just like a train pulling up into a station.

Have a listen.

Can you have a go at that sound? ♪ Off we go.

♪ Now that musical sequence is short.

But, when we repeat it throughout the song, it starts to sound like the train is coming in and it really brings the storyline to life.

Kind of sounds like the actual train.

We are going to have someone else sing this melody and you and I are going to sing this musical sequence.

Are you ready? ♪ Off we go.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Number three in line, we're coming in on time.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ Great work.

How did you get on? Such a cool musical sequence, isn't it? Let's try that again.

This time, we're going to sing this song twice, all the way through.

And, you and I are going to perform that musical sequence.

Ready? ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Number three in line, we're coming in on time.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ ♪ Number three in line, we're coming in on time.

♪ ♪ Captain, go sidetrack your train.

♪ Great job! So, a musical sequence is simply just a musical pattern that repeats over, and over, and over again.

Just like this colourful paper chain here, or that sequence, or that image of the sequence that I showed you earlier.

For your last activity today, I would like you to pause the video to complete a composing challenge.

Have a think of another nursery rhyme that might have a musical sequence in it.

A short repeated musical pattern.

While you're thinking about that, ask an adult to help you make a small paper chain.

Each link on that paper chain represents one musical sequence in your song.

Welcome back.

How did you get on making your paper chain? Good job.

And, I hope you were able to think of some more nursery rhymes that had musical sequences in it.

We're at the end of our lesson today, but we've covered so much.

You've been able to recognise what a musical sequence is.

You've had the chance to perform using a musical sequence, and you've composed using a musical sequence.

Great job! But before we go, we have to say goodbye properly with our goodbye song.

Are you ready? ♪ Off we go.

♪ ♪ Goodbye, goodbye.

♪ ♪ It's time to go now.

♪ ♪ Goodbye, goodbye.

♪ ♪ It's time to go now.

♪ ♪ I must say, you've made my day.

♪ ♪ Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.

♪ If you'd like to share some of the music we've made together today, feel free to ask your parent or carer to share your work on social media.

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