a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing

Whole-body warm ups

Plasticine Person

Don't Clap This One Back

Tongue Twister - cooks cook cupcakes quickly

Task A - Cuckoo

Explain - Who Has the Penny (video)

Explain - Who Has the Penny (audio)

Explain - Instrumental call and response (Samba - audio)

Explain - Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar

Explain - A Keelie Makolay (video)

Explain - A Keelie Makolay (audio)

Task B - (a) Doggie, Doggie

Task B - (b) Rico's Pizza Restaurant

Task B - (c) Lemonade

Task B - (d) Fox, Fox

Call and response - Andeep's Shopping Song

Check - a - "What has Andeep in his basket?"

Check - b - "Name a fruit that's in his basket."

Check - c - "Tell me, tell me!"

Check - d - "Tell me, tell me!"

Chants and songs with a call and response structure

Music

Reading simple rhythms

Identifying high and low notes

Composing a four beat rhythm

Composing a simple high and low melody

Performing a simple melody as part of a call and response song

This unit uses a simple call and response song and a theming around fruit to inspire short compositions. Pupils learn two rhythms (Ta and Ta-di) and two notes (so and mi) and combine these to create fruit-inspired compositions which they perform as part of the call and response song.

Compose and create: high and low melodic responses

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

Response - Minibeasts are feeling great

Call - Fox, Fox

Rico's Pizza Restaurant - video - how to play

Rico's Pizza Restaurant - audio

Wolf, We are Dancing - video

We are Dancing  - audio

Bright, shiny, red apple

Ta Ta Ta Ta (Clave + Voice) (big green sweet pear)

Ta-di Ta Ta Ta (Clave + Voice) (juciy round green grapes)

Ta-di Ta-di Ta Ta (Clave + Voice) (purple tangy small plum)

Ta Ta Ta Ta-di (Clave + Voice) (round pink sharp grapefruit)

Ta Ta Ta-di Ta-di (Clave + Voice) (ripe sweet yellow melon)

Andeep's Shopping call and response Song

Ta Ta-di Ta Ta-di (Clave + Voice) (bright shiny red apple)

Juicy, round, green grapes

Purple, tangy, small plum

Round, pink, sharp grapefruit

Ripe, sweet, yellow melon

Big, green, sweet pear

Cuckoo

Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?

Warm-ups 

Who Has the Penny - video

Who Has the Penny? - audio 

Who Has the Penny - Pitch Actions

Andeep's Shopping Song

Lemonade - audio

Lemonade - pitch actions video

Task B Andeep's Shopping Song (Verse Only)

Warming up my voice (piano)

Warming up my voice (vocal)

Warm-ups

the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock

H.E.L.L.O

Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop

Andeep's Shopping Song - video

an instrument that can play musical notes of one or more pitch when we strike it

a combination of notes that make a memorable tune

the pattern of sounds that we play or sing

Andeep's Shopping Song - Video

Andeep's Shopping Song - audio

Check - Sam's Melody - Video

Jun's Melody - Audio

Check - Jun's Melody - Video

Sam's Melody - Audio

Let's Warm Up 

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

practising a piece of music to prepare for a performance

Task A - Example Melody

Sam's Melody

Andeep's Shopping Song (Sam's Melody)

Task B - Example Melody

Chop Chop Choppity Chop

We Are Dancing - first four sung lines only 

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