a traditional folk song sung by sailors to help them work together in time

Sam's gone away

British English CC

Charlie Over the Ocean

Tongo

Warm-up - Copy Me

Warming up my voice 

Boom Chicka Boom

Hey, Hey, Look At Me

Call and response singing in songs of the sea

Music

Singing to achieve a task

Singing to help us work in time together

Playing the pulse to keep in time

Rhythm and beat

Creating an ostinato to help us keep in time

In this unit, pupils explore how songs are used for work, productivity, and collaboration. It focuses on working songs at sea. Pupils learn that call and response is a structure found in many sea-working songs and that a strong sense of pulse is essential for completing tasks together.

Singing together: how singing helps us work together

Sea shanties often have a call and response {{}}.

True or false? Sea shanties were only sung on ships.

An echo song is a special type of call and response song where ...

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

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

Match the musical elements to their definition.

Why do we warm up our voice before singing?

The {{}} is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

__________ is the way the music organised.

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

Call and response singing in songs of the sea

Lesson outcome

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