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Hi, everyone.

My name's Mr. Pate, and I'm looking forward to doing some great singing with you in today's lesson.

This unit is called Singing for Performance: Changing Tempo and Dynamics in Our Songs.

And in this lesson, we'll be singing with character and feeling.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to respond to and sing songs that have different feelings or moods.

And here's some of the words we'll be using in today's lesson: We'll be singing, which is creating musical sounds with our voice that can be a mixture of high and low sounds.

And we'll be adding in some actions, movements and facial expressions to do while we're singing a song.

Before we start, it's important to warm up our voices and our body before every music lesson.

This makes sure all of our muscles, even those really tiny ones in our throat, are ready to move and sing.

And this helps keep our voice strong and healthy.

Join in with these warmups.

Let's warm up our bodies.

We're gonna start by giving our hands a good shake.

So put your hand in the air.

We're gonna shake it 16 times.

Then we're gonna move into the other one.

Then we're gonna go down low and on the other side.

Ready? Here we go.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

Now we're down low, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

And the other, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Now we'll do eight.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Now, four.

1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2.

Two! 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2.

One! 1, 1, 1, 1.

Hey! Let's warm up our faces.

This warmup is called Big Face, Small Face.

When I shout big face, I want you to make the biggest face you can.

That means eyes open wide, open mouth, ah! Big, big, big.

And when I shout small face, I want you to make the smallest face you can.

Closed eyes, closed mouth.

Everything really small, like that.

Ready? Here we go.

And big face! And small face! And big face! And small face! Now let's do big, happy face.

And now let's do small, cross face.

Now let's do some breathing exercises.

We are gonna pretend that we've got a birthday cake in front of us, and we're gonna breathe in deeply and then blow out the candles.

For this first one, we're gonna pretend we're four years old, and when we breathe in, we're gonna breathe in for four counts, and then we're gonna blow out four times for each of the four candles.

Bit like this.

In two, three, four, and (exhaling).

Let's give it a try.

Ready? And breathe in.

Two, three, four, and blow.

(Mr. Pate exhaling) Great.

Now, let's pretend you're a year older.

You're five now.

We're gonna breathe in for five, and then blow out five candles.

Here we go.

Ready? And in two, three, four, five, and (exhaling).

Now let's start warming up our voices.

We're gonna pretend that we're at a fireworks display.

We are gonna imagine seeing an amazing firework, and then we're gonna say, "Ooh!" Ready? Here it comes.

(fireworks exploding) Ooh! Now this next one's really impressive.

We're gonna go, "Ah!" Ready? Here it comes.

(fireworks exploding) Ah! Great.

Finally, this one's amazing.

I want you to do a "Wow!" Ready? Here we go.

Here comes the firework.

(fireworks exploding) Wow! Hopefully, you're starting to feel really nice and warmed up.

Let's do a few more songs to help us warm up further.

These are gonna help us move our bodies and use our voices in different ways.

Start off by joining in with this warmup, "Boom Chicka Boom." ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ (rhythmic clicking) ♪ Uh-huh, ee-hee ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ <v ->In a squeaky voice.

</v> ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom ♪ (rhythmic clicking) ♪ Uh-huh, ee-hee ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (rhythmic clicking) ♪ Uh-huh, ee-hee ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (rhythmic clicking) ♪ Uh-huh, ee-huh ♪ <v ->Now join in with this warmup,</v> the "Alphabet Song." (upbeat piano music) ♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T, U, and V ♪ ♪ W, X, Y, Z ♪ (upbeat piano music) ♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T, U, and V ♪ ♪ W, X, Y, Z ♪ (upbeat piano music) ♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G ♪ ♪ H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ♪ ♪ Q, R, S, T, U, and V ♪ ♪ W, X, Y, Z ♪ <v ->Finally, join in with this song, "Knock On The Door."</v> (upbeat piano music) ♪ Hello? Knock knock knock, on the door ♪ ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ There's a little baby with a song for me ♪ Hi, little baby, let's hear your song.

♪ Wah wah wah, wah wah wah, wah wah wah wah ♪ ♪ Wah wah wah, wah wah wah, wah wah wah wah ♪ That was lovely.

Bye! (upbeat piano music) ♪ Knock knock knock, on the door ♪ ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ There's a cheeky monkey with a song for me ♪ Hi, monkey, let's hear your song.

♪ Ooh ooh ooh, aah aah aah, ooh ooh ooh aah ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh, aah aah aah, ooh ooh ooh aah ♪ Ah, thank you very much.

Bye! (upbeat piano music) ♪ Knock knock knock, on the door ♪ ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ There's a spooky ghost with a song for me ♪ Oh, hello, let's hear your song.

♪ Oo oo oo, oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo ♪ ♪ Oo oo oo, oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo ♪ Oh, that was scary.

Thanks, bye! (upbeat piano music) ♪ Knock knock knock, on the door ♪ ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ There's a tiny mouse with a song for me ♪ Hi, little mouse, let's hear your song.

♪ Ee ee ee, ee ee ee, ee ee ee ee ♪ ♪ Ee ee ee, ee ee ee, ee ee ee ee ♪ Lovely.

Thanks, bye! (door creaks) (upbeat piano music) ♪ Knock knock knock, on the door ♪ ♪ Who could it be ♪ ♪ There's an opera singer with a song for me ♪ Hi, let's hear your song.

♪ La la la, la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la, la la la, la la la la ♪ Ah, that's enough visitors for one day.

(door squeaks) (upbeat piano music) Are you feeling warmed up and ready to sing? If so, your body will feel relaxed and ready.

Your voice will feel warm and you'll feel nice and focused.

Here are the learning cycles for today's lesson.

We'll start by looking at changing the character of our voice.

Then we'll be singing and moving with feeling.

We can change the character of our voice to suit the different verses of a song.

Think about the warmup song we just sung, "Knock On The Door." What did you do to change your voice when you were trying to sound like a spooky ghost or a tiny mouse or an opera singer? How did you change your voice to suit the different characters? Izzy says, "I made my voice sound like a baby crying and sang louder for the first verse." Sofia said, "I made my voice really squeaky and sang really quietly for the mouse verse." These are great ways of changing your voice to suit the character or the feeling of a song.

Let's sing the song "Bunny Boogie," which is a song about a bunny's mood changing over the course of a day.

First, let's practice singing the song through together.

Let's sing "Bunny Boogie." (upbeat music) (bunny yawns) Good morning, bunny.

How are you feeling? <v Bunny>I'm feeling happy.

</v> ♪ I've got a bunny you've got to meet ♪ ♪ She's got floppy ears and bouncy feet ♪ ♪ She wakes up in a happy mood ♪ ♪ For her morning bunny groove ♪ ♪ Listen to that happy tune ♪ ♪ Soon she'll dance around the room ♪ ♪ I know a song to make her move ♪ ♪ So let's all do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Wiggle those ears, here we go ♪ ♪ Shake your paws fast and shake them slow ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Jump to the left ♪ ♪ Jump to the right ♪ ♪ Dance like a bunny all through the night ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ <v Mr. Pate>Good afternoon, bunny.

How are you feeling?</v> <v Bunny>I'm feeling excited.

</v> ♪ I've got a bunny you've got to meet ♪ ♪ She's got floppy ears and bouncy feet ♪ ♪ Now she's in an excited mood ♪ ♪ For her midday bunny groove ♪ ♪ Listen to that happy tune ♪ ♪ Soon she'll dance around the room ♪ ♪ I know a song to make her move ♪ ♪ So let's all do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Wiggle those ears, here we go ♪ ♪ Shake your paws fast and shake them slow ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Jump to the left ♪ ♪ Jump to the right ♪ ♪ Dance like a bunny all through the night ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ <v Mr. Pate>Good evening, bunny.

How are you feeling now?</v> <v Bunny>I'm feeling sleepy.

</v> ♪ I've got a bunny you've got to meet ♪ ♪ She's got floppy ears and bouncy feet ♪ ♪ Now she's in a sleepy mood ♪ ♪ For her evening bunny groove ♪ ♪ Listen to that happy tune ♪ ♪ Soon she'll dance around the room ♪ ♪ I know a song to make her move ♪ ♪ So let's all do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Wiggle those ears, here we go ♪ ♪ Shake your paws fast and shake them slow ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Jump to the left ♪ ♪ Jump to the right ♪ ♪ Dance like a bunny all through the night ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ Now, let's think about changing the character of our voice to suit the different verses.

What does a happy voice sound like? Izzy says, "It could sound jolly and positive." What does an excited voice sound like? Sofia says, "It could sound loud and quick." What does a tired voice sound like? Lucas says, "It could sound slow and lazy." Let's practice the song again, thinking carefully about how you'll use your voice to show the different feelings in each verse.

Let's sing one more time "Bunny Boogie." (upbeat music) (bunny yawns) Good morning, bunny.

How are you feeling? <v Bunny>I'm feeling happy.

How are you feeling?</v> <v Bunny>I'm feeling excited.

How are you feeling now?</v> <v Bunny>I'm feeling sleepy.

</v> ♪ I've got a bunny you've got to meet ♪ ♪ She's got floppy ears and bouncy feet ♪ ♪ Now she's in a sleepy mood ♪ ♪ For her evening bunny groove ♪ ♪ Listen to that happy tune ♪ ♪ Soon she'll dance around the room ♪ ♪ I know a song to make her move ♪ ♪ So let's all do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Wiggle those ears, here we go ♪ ♪ Shake your paws fast and shake them slow ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ ♪ Jump to the left ♪ ♪ Jump to the right ♪ ♪ Dance like a bunny all through the night ♪ ♪ We'll make that bunny start to move ♪ ♪ When we do the bunny groove ♪ <v ->So how did your performance improve the second time</v> you sang the song? Aisha says, "I know the tune well now, so I was able to concentrate more on changing the character of my voice." Jun says, "I was able to try out different ways of using my voice when I sang the song again." Hopefully, you've been able to try out different ways of using your voice and are feeling really confident with that song.

Now let's have a look at singing and moving with feeling.

Music can make us feel different emotions and feelings, and we can show how we are feeling by the way in which we sing.

We can change our voice to match the feelings of a song and our body movements and our facial expressions can also help us to show different feelings.

Let's listen to some songs.

Listen to this song, "Oh la la ley," and discuss what do you think this song feels like and why? Here's "Oh la la ley." (bright upbeat piano music) ♪ Oh la la ley ♪ ♪ Another evening fades away ♪ ♪ You know the evening sun won't disappear for long ♪ ♪ Because tomorrow is another day ♪ ♪ Oh la la ley ♪ ♪ Another evening fades away ♪ ♪ You know the evening sun won't disappear for long ♪ ♪ Because tomorrow is another day ♪ So what did you think? What did the song "Oh la la ley" feel like? Laura says, "This is a happy song because the voice sounds lively, bouncy, and joyous.

They sound like they're smiling as they sing." Let's try another song.

This song's called, "Have You Seen the Ghost of Tom?" While you are listening, think, what does this song feel like? (upbeat ghoulish music) ♪ Have you seen the ghost of Tom ♪ ♪ Long white bones with the skin all gone ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Wouldn't it be chilly with no skin on ♪ ♪ Have you seen the ghost of Tom ♪ ♪ Long white bones goes with the skin all gone ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Wouldn't it be chilly with no skin on ♪ (upbeat ghoulish music) <v ->So what did you think?</v> What did "Have You Seen the Ghost of Tom" feel like? Sam says, "This is a spooky song because the voice is whispering a little and making it sound scary and spooky.

The oohs are gentle and worrying." Now we've listened to some songs with really different feelings.

Let's try another one called, "Moving Like An Animal." Now, in this song, each verse is gonna have a different animal, and so each verse is gonna have a different feeling.

While you are listening, I'd like you to think, what is the different feeling that each verse has? And maybe while you're listening, you could start showing the actions that the animals might do.

This is "Moving Like An Animal." (bouncy upbeat music) ♪ I'm moving like an elephant today ♪ ♪ Watch the way I stomp and sway ♪ ♪ Big and heavy, giant feet ♪ ♪ Feel the rhythm, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Hear it all around ♪ ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ ♪ Listen to the sound ♪ ♪ Louder, louder, louder now ♪ ♪ Elephants stomp around ♪ (bouncy upbeat music) ♪ I'm moving like a little mouse today ♪ ♪ Watch the way I sneak and play ♪ ♪ Small and careful, tiny feet ♪ ♪ Feel the rhythm, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe ♪ ♪ Hear it all around ♪ ♪ Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe ♪ ♪ Listen to the sound ♪ ♪ Softer, softer, softer now ♪ ♪ Mice creeping around ♪ (bouncy upbeat music) ♪ I'm moving like a cheetah today ♪ ♪ Watch me race and zoom away ♪ ♪ Fast and wild, speedy feet ♪ ♪ Feel the rhythm, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Running, running, running, running ♪ ♪ Hear it all around ♪ ♪ Running, running, running, running ♪ ♪ Listen to the sound ♪ ♪ Faster, faster, faster now ♪ ♪ Cheetahs run around ♪ (bouncy upbeat music) ♪ I'm moving like a tortoise today ♪ ♪ Slow and steady, on my way ♪ ♪ Take my time with steady feet ♪ ♪ Feel the rhythm, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Plod, plod, plod, plod ♪ ♪ Hear it all around ♪ ♪ Plod, plod, plod, plod ♪ ♪ Listen to the sound ♪ ♪ Slower, slower, slower now ♪ ♪ Tortoise plod around ♪ Now let's learn a new song.

This is called, "The Walking Song." First, let's listen to the song and think, how does it make us feel? Do you feel the same for every verse, or do the different movements make you feel different? Let's have a listen to "The Walking Song." (upbeat music) ♪ Walking, walking round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Walking, walking to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're walking, walking, walking ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're walking to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Stomping, stomping round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Stomping, stomping to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're stomping, stomping, stomping ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're stomping to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Sneaking, sneaking round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Sneaking, sneaking to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're sneaking, sneaking, sneaking ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're sneaking to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Jumping, jumping round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Jumping, jumping to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're jumping, jumping, jumping ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're jumping to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Running, running round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Running, running to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're running, running, running ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're running to the beat ♪ That was "The Walking Song." How did the different verses make you feel? Sofia says, "Sneaking makes me feel calm and quiet, but running makes me feel full of energy." Let's try singing "The Walking Song," and I'd like you to move around as you sing.

When the first verse describes walking, we'll walk.

But when we get to running, we'll run.

Join in with "The Walking Song." (upbeat music) ♪ Walking, walking round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Walking, walking to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're walking, walking, walking ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're walking to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Stomping, stomping round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Stomping, stomping to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're stomping, stomping, stomping ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're stomping to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Sneaking, sneaking round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Sneaking, sneaking to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're sneaking, sneaking, sneaking ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're sneaking to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Jumping, jumping round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Jumping, jumping to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're jumping, jumping, jumping ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're jumping to the beat ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Running, running round we go ♪ ♪ Loud or quiet, fast or slow ♪ ♪ Running, running to the beat ♪ ♪ Sing a song and move your feet ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're running, running, running ♪ ♪ La la la la la ♪ ♪ We're running to the beat ♪ Now you've sung "The Walking Song," can you invent a new verse with a new movement? What different actions could you try? Izzy says, "I could try dancing." Lucas says, "We could be marching." Alex says, "What about spinning?" Or Jacob says, "What if we did skipping?" Pause the video now and try your own verse using one of these actions, or one that you've come up with yourself.

How did adding movement change your singing performance? Lucas says, "Moving helped me to match the energy of each of the different verses." Izzy says, "Adding movement helped to make the performance more interesting to watch." These are both great reasons to add movement and actions into your singing performances.

Today, we've learned that music can make us feel different emotions, and we can show this in our singing.

We've learned that we can change the character and feeling of our voice to create different moods in a song, and we've learned that we can use our faces and bodies to emphasize the mood or character of a song while we're singing.

Well done for your great singing in today's lesson.

I look forward to seeing you again in the next one.

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