the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

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

the pattern of notes that we play and sing

the combination of different layers of sounds

Alex's Ostinato - hooray up she rises -  full song 

British English CC

Alex's Ostinato - Hooray Up She Rises - spoken 

Drunken Sailor + Jun's Ostinato - join in 

Aisha's Ostinato - early in the morning - spoken 

What shall we do ostinato 

Task A - backing with beat 

Aisha's Ostinato - early in the morning - full song

Drunken Sailor - tap the beat (use also for Task B) 

Jun's 'sea shanty sea' ostinato  

two ways to whisper Jun's ostinato 

Join in with Jun's ostinato - full song 

Sofia's ostinato 'shanty shanty sea shanty' 

two ways to whisper sofia's ostinato 

Join in with Sofia's Ostinato - full song 

Warm-up

Music Time

Warming up my voice

Do as I do

Creating an ostinato to help us keep in time

Music

Singing to achieve a task

Singing to help us work in time together

Call and response singing in songs of the sea

Playing the pulse to keep in time

Rhythm and beat

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

It helps us feel the pulse and keep in time.

It provides a high melody that we can sing.

How can a rhythmic ostinato help us as we sing together?

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

True or false? Beat and rhythm are not the same.

A __________ is a traditional folk song sung by sailors to help them work together in time.

The songs are slow and gentle to help them rest at night.

The song tells them which direction to sail.

The beat helps them work together at the same time.

How do sea shanties help sailors work together?

We can clap the __________ of words to play a rhythm.

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

Creating an ostinato to help us keep in time

Lesson outcome

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