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

create musical sounds with our voice that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

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

whole-body warm-ups

Face warm-ups

Breathing exercise

Vocal warm-ups

Tongue Twister (Swim Swan Swim)

Task A - The Penguin Song (video)

The Penguin Song (audio)

Feedback - Are you warmed up and ready to sing?

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee (learn the game)

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee - Audio

Se Se Se (learn the game)

Se Se Se - Audio

Hot Potato (learn the game)

Hot Potato - Audio

Lemon Lime - body percussion

Sally Go Round the Sun (learn the game)

Sally Go Round the Sun - Audio

Marching Feet - Audio

Marching Feet Echo - Audio

Marching feet - video

Feeling the pulse in songs and chants

Music

Keeping a steady beat as we move, sing and play

Feeling the pulse in music with a fast or slow tempo

Choosing a fast or slow tempo for songs, chants and games

Responding to tempo changes within a song or piece of music

Using tempo to tell a musical story

This unit develops pupil's sense of pulse across a range of different tempi. Pupils internalise phrasing through music and movement games and understand when it is their turn to sing, move or play. They are challenged to notice and respond appropriately to tempo changes.

Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo

Sally go Round the Sun (learn the game)

Marching Feet  - drum beat - video

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee (learn to play)

Marching Feet - video  - jump and change directions

Task A - 2. 3.  - Sally Go Round the Sun - adding drum and body percussion

Se Se Se - video - structure

Fox, Fox (learn the game)

Fox Fox-audio - structure

Hot Potato - video - structure

Fox, Fox - audio - vocal support

Hot Potato - audio

Se Se Se - audio

Warm-ups 

Have you Brought your Singing Voice?

Penguin Song - audio

Let's Warm Up - audio

the regular steady heartbeat of the music

Engine Engine - Bristol

Freedom train

My Journey Song

Marching Feet (steady) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (learn the game) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (steady)

Sally go Round the Sun (slow)

Marching Feet - video

Se Se Se  - (Slow)

Marching feet (slow) 

Marching Feet (fast) 

Se Se Se - video

Se Se Se (steady) 

Sally go Round the Sun (fast) 

Se Se Se - (fast)

Warm-ups

Have you Brought Your Singing Voice?

Alive, Alert, Awake, Enthusiastic

Rubber Chicken

Fox Fox - audio (steady)

Engine Engine - York

Task A Feedback - video Engine Engine

Fox, Fox (fast)

Se Se Se - tempo game - b

Lemon Lime - video - body percussion

Se Se Se - tempo game - c

Fox Fox (learn the game) 

Lemon Lime - setting a slow tempo

Lemon Lime - setting a steady tempo

Lemon Lime - setting a fast tempo

Se Se Se - tempo game - a

Fox, Fox (slow) 

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee (slow)

Hot Potato (slow)

Hot Potato (fast) 

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee (steady)

Hickety Tickety Bumblebee (fast)

Hot Potato (steady) 

Slowly, Slowly

Check B

Check A

Check C

Task A - Freedom Train (accelerando)

Page's train - audio

Task A - Freedom Train

Boom Chicka Boom (with fast tempo)

Check 1. A

Check 1. B

Check 1. C

Engine Engine - Brighton (changing tempo - accelerando, fast, rallentando) 

Check 2. A

Check 2. B

Check 2. C

Fox, Fox (steady) 

Task B. 2 - Fox Fox (accelerando) 

Marching Feet (accelerando)

Task B. 3 - Fox Fox (rallentando) 

The Penguin Song

Let's Warm Up 

Hot Potato (learn the game) 

Hot Potato Steady (steady)

Hot Potato (slow) 

Se Se Se (slow) 

Se Se Se (fast) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (fast) 

Sally go Round the Sun (slow) 

Sally Go Round the Sun (steady) 

Page's Train 

Check 1 - Marching Feet

Check 2 - Engine, Engine

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