the combination of two or more notes played or sung together, creating a pleasing sound

the same tune sung or played at the same time

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

Cappuccino (actions) - video

British English CC

Partner song: Bubblegum / Salibonani - audio

Bubblegum (melody) - audio

Salibonani (shortened) - audio

Salibonani - audio

Salibonani (actions) - video

CfU - Partner songs: Chocolate and Cappuccino

Fish and Chips and Vinegar (unison)

One Bottle of Pop (unison)

Partner songs: Fish and Chips / One Bottle of Pop

Partner songs: Fish and Chips / One Bottle of Pop (body percussion demo) - video

Chocolate (actions) - video

Chocolate - audio 

Cappuccino - audio

Round and Round the Earth is Turning (unison)

Round and Round the Earth is Turning (three part round)

Chocolate (two-part round)

Banaha (unison)

Banaha (three- part round)

Warm-up sequence - video

Bate Bate Chocolate

Obwisana - audio 

Obwisana (circle game SIMPLE one clave) - video

Obwisana (circle game HARDER two claves) - video

Round and Round We Must Go - audio

Round and Round We Must Go - video

Two-part singing: rounds and partner songs

Music

Part singing: rounds and partner songs

Singing and playing simultaneously: three note melodies

Part singing: adding a rhythmic ostinato accompaniment

Layering part-singing: adding a three note melody

Rehearsing and evaluating an ensemble piece with a thick texture

This unit focuses on adding vocal and instrumental layers to songs. Pupils rehearse contrasting songs in parts and become confident holding the pitch and pulse of a line before layering this into four and five part textures with added tuned percussion accompaniments.

Sing, play, perform: adding tuned accompaniment to part-singing

When we layer Bubblegum, Bubblegum with Salibonani, we are singing ...

Sing loudly and block out the sound of the parts around you.

Stand really far away from people singing a different part to you.

Balance your sound, so you can hear all the parts working together.

Which of these methods helps develop our part-singing skills?

When we sing Banaha (Si Si Si) with three parts all starting at different times, we are singing ...

multiple groups sing the same melody but start at different times

two or more songs that fit together sung at the same time

Match the singing structure to its definition.

When we layer different melodies, we are building ...

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

Two-part singing: rounds and partner songs

Lesson outcome

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