Lesson video

Hello, musicians.

My name is Mrs. Steele, and I'm going to be guiding us through our music lesson today.

In today's lesson, we will be learning all about singing to achieve a task.

But first things first, there are some listening examples that don't feature in today's video, so you'll need to take a moment to find those listening examples now.

There's a teacher guidance slide at the beginning of the slide deck to help you with this.

Press pause to find those now if you haven't already done so.

Are you ready? Okay, let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to understand that singing can be used to help achieve a task.

Here are the key words that will be important in our learning together today.

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

Sea shanty, a traditional folk song sung by sailors to help them work together in time.

Pulse, the regular steady heartbeat of the music.

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

And finally, call and response, a question and answer musical structure.

Let's begin by warming up so that we're ready to make music together.

It's important to warm up our bodies before every music lesson.

We need to make sure that our minds, bodies and voices are focused, alert, full of energy and ready to learn.

Join in with this whole body warm-up.

Remember to watch the leader carefully.

Here comes the video.

<v ->Join in with me on this warm-up.

</v> The tempo gets faster, so follow carefully.

♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake ♪ ♪ I'm awake, alert, alive ♪ ♪ I'm alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic ♪ <v ->Now let's do some breathing exercises.

</v> Breathing exercises help our lungs fill up with air, and this supports our singing.

They also help us to connect to our mind, our body and our voice.

Join in with these breathing exercises.

You ready? (mellow piano music) (teacher breathes deeply) (teacher blows loudly) (teacher breathes deeply) (teacher blows loudly) (teacher breathes loudly) (teacher blows loudly) (teacher breathes loudly) (teacher blows loudly) It's time for a quick check-in with our learning so far.

True or false, we need to warm-up our minds, bodies and voices before every music lesson? Do you think that's true or false? You could show me with a thumbs up or thumbs down.

Here comes the answer.

That's true, well done if you remembered that.

It's important to warm up before every music lesson so that our bodies, voices and minds are focused, alert, and ready to learn.

Let's warm up with some tongue-twisters now.

Tongue-twisters help the muscles in our mouth to feel warm and ready.

They also help us to speak and sing clearly, which is really important when we're making music.

Watch this video to join in with this tricky tongue-twister.

She sells seashells by the sea shore.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

It's time for another check-in.

Who do you agree with? Izzy says, "When I'm warming up, "I watch the leader carefully.

"I focus on my body, mind and voice "so that I'm alert and ready to learn." And Sam says, "When I'm warming up, "I focus on joining in as loudly as I can "so that my voice is warm and I'm ready for music." Who do you agree with more? Press pause to decide.

Here comes the answer.

I agree with Izzy more this time.

When I'm warming up, I watch the leader carefully.

I focus on my body, mind and voice so that I'm alert and ready to learn.

Well done if you agreed with Izzy too.

We've got a song and a chant now to help us warm-up our bodies, minds and voices fully.

Work with a partner to join in with the warm-up song.

You might know it already, it's called "A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea".

Watch the video to see what it looks like, then press pause to try it with your partner.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, sea, sea ♪ (hands clap) ♪ To see what was he could see, see, see ♪ ♪ But all that he could see, see, see ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea ♪ ♪ A sailor went to chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ To see what he could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ But all that he could chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop ♪ ♪ A sailor went to knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea, chop, knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could see, chop, knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could see, chop, knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee ♪ <v ->Now join in with this warm-up chant.

</v> It's called "Do as I'm doing".

Watch the video to see how it works, then press pause to play it where you are.

Your action leader can choose the actions for everybody to copy with a steady pulse.

Here's the video, then press pause to try it with your leader.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ (hands clap) ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ If I do it high or low ♪ ♪ If I do it fast or slow ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ ♪ Do as I'm doing, follow me ♪ <v ->After all of that,</v> do you feel warmed up and ready for music? Let's think about how we know that we're warmed up and ready.

Our mind feels focused, the muscles in our mouths feel warm and ready, and our bodies feel full of energy and ready to learn.

We're ready to make music, let's go.

We're going to start by learning about the purpose of sea shanties.

A sea shanty is a type of traditional folk song.

Sea shanties are work songs that were sung by sailors on board ships.

They helped sailors to work together in time.

Sea shanties helped sailors to work in time with a strong beat.

They helped sailors to feel motivated, and they created a sense of teamwork.

Listen to this example of a sea shanty.

It's one of the listening examples that you found at the beginning of the lesson, and it's called "Help me to Raise 'em".

It's likely from the USA and was sung by fisherfolk.

As you listen, can you imagine the fisherfolk hauling heavy nets full of fish out of the sea? Press pause to find the sea shanty, "Help me to Raise 'em", and listen.

Sea shanties like this one were helpful to sailors in lots of different ways.

They motivated sailors and helped them keep in time as they worked.

Singing on board ships also helped sailors come together as a team, and singing together helped motivate the sailors to keep going, even when their work was very hard.

It's time to find your next listening example.

This one is another sea shanty called "Come all ye Young Sailors", and it likely comes from Scotland.

Singing sea shanties like this one helped repetitive tasks like deck-scrubbing and sail-raising a little more cheerful for the sailors on board.

As you listen, feel the pulse and sway gently.

Remember to work as a team to all move at exactly the same time, just like the sailors working together on board those ships.

Press pause to find and listen to "Come all ye Young Sailors." Music can help people to feel motivated and full of energy when they're working, or completing a task.

I wonder if you can think of a time when you've used music to motivate you.

Lots of people listen to music as they exercise, it can help them to keep going when they're tired, and to keep them feeling positive.

Does music help you and your family to concentrate, or to get a job done? Here are some of our Oak friends' ideas.

Jacob says, "My family play music "to help us to feel motivated when we clean the house." I certainly need a lot of motivation to do that.

Laura says, "My big brother listens to calm music "when he does his homework." And Aisha says, "My mom listens to music when she goes for a run, it gives her energy." You could press pause now to share your ideas about how music motivates you, or you could think about it in your thinking voice.

It's about time we did some singing, so let's listen again to "Come all ye Young Sailors", this time join in with the chorus.

The chorus is this bit.

♪ So blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow ♪ ♪ We're bound for the south'ard, so steady she goes ♪ Find that listening example again, and this time join in with the chorus each time you hear it.

We know that sea shanties helped sailors to feel more positive and motivated during their difficult tasks on board ships, but how did listening to "Come all ye Young Sailors" make you feel? Press pause to share your ideas.

I wonder how listening to this sea shanty made you feel.

Here are some of our Oak friends' ideas.

Sophia says, "I felt happy and cheerful.

"The song reminded me of a ship "bobbing up and down on the sea." I wonder if you had a picture in your head as you listened.

And Jacob says, "The song made me feel "like I wanted to move and keep busy.

It made me smile." I wonder if you shared ideas like this, or perhaps you had different ones.

Now let's move on to learning about keeping a steady beat.

Just like the sailors, when we listen to sea shanties, our bodies sometimes want to move or march in time to the steady pulse.

Now we're sounding the pulse as a beat.

The steady pulse in sea shanties is important as it helps the sailors to move together at the same time.

Listen to this new sea shanty, it's called "Haul Away Joe", and it most likely comes from the UK.

It was sung by sailors when they needed to pull together at the same time, for example, to haul a rope to raise a sail.

Haul means to pull or drag very hard.

Listen to "Haul Away Joe." (piano music) ♪ When I was just a cabin boy ♪ ♪ The hot sun was arising ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ The sea was calm, the air was clear ♪ ♪ Out of the horizon ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away together ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul for better weather ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Well now can't you see ♪ ♪ The black clouds are gathering ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Well now can't you see the storm clouds arising ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away together ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul for better weather ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ <v ->"Haul Away Joe' has a call and response structure.

</v> Tap your knees gently as you listen, feeling the pulse, and listen carefully to identify the response.

♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ Listen carefully, tap your knees feeling the pulse and see if you can spot the response.

Let's listen again to "Haul Away Joe".

The song helps us to work in time together, and know when to haul on the rope.

So we're going to join in with the response each time we hear it, but pretend we are hauling on a long rope each time we sing the word Joe, then we'll all haul at exactly the same time like this.

♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ See if you can all haul on that rope each time you sing Joe.

Here's the music again.

(piano music) ♪ When I was just a cabin boy ♪ ♪ The hot sun was arising ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ The sea was calm, the air was clear ♪ ♪ Out of the horizon ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away together ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul for better weather ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Well now can't you see ♪ ♪ The black clouds are gathering ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Well now can't you see the storm clouds arising ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away together ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul for better weather ♪ ♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning so far,</v> why do sea shanties have a steady pulse that is often sounded as a strong beat? Is it, A, to make the sailors feel more cheerful? B, to help sailors work in time together? C, to make the sea shanty sound more interesting? Or, D, to help sailors get on with their work quickly? Press pause to decide your answer.

Did you remember why sea shanties have a steady pulse that's often sounded as a strong beat? It's to help the sailors work in time together.

Well done if you remembered that, great understanding.

We can sing songs and games to help us improve our sense of pulse.

Feeling the pulse helps us to work together in time, just like the sailors.

Let's practice that now with this chant, it's called "Lemon, Lime." Can you feel the steady pulse and can you hear the beat? How does the beat help us to chant all together as a team? Listen and join in with "Lemon, Lime", here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Lemon, lime, keep in time ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Make it neat, feel the beat ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Not too fast, not too slow ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, go, go, go ♪ <v ->Now let's play "Hot Potato".

</v> As we play, we feel the pulse, and working as a team, pass the ball around the circle in time to the beat.

♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ (hands clap) ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ Watch this video to learn how to play the game, then press pause to play "Hot Potato" where you are.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Hot potato, pass it on ♪ ♪ Get rid of the hot potato ♪ <v ->It's time to squeeze in another check-in.

</v> True or false, when we pass the ball around the circle in "Hot Potato", we're showing the beat.

Is that true or false? You could show me with a thumbs up for true, or a thumbs down for false.

What do you think? Here comes the answer.

It's true, the beat is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

And we're doing that when we pass the ball in "Hot Potato".

Let's listen again to the sea shanty "Haul Away Joe".

This time, work as a team to pass the ball around the circle, passing on the steady beat, just like you did in "Hot Potato".

Listen carefully to the drum beat to make sure you don't pass too slowly or too quickly.

We're going to add two more challenges to that game now.

The first is to choose a leader to play the steady beat.

They could do this on a drum, and join in with singing the response as you play.

♪ Away, haul away, we'll haul away Joe ♪ So pass the ball around the circle to the steady beat with a leader playing that steady beat for you on the drum, and sing the response each time you hear it.

Press pause to put all of that together now in "Haul Away Joe".

Hello again, how did you get on? How do you know that you were successful in that challenge? Here are some of our Oak friends' ideas.

Aisha says, "My ball passes matched the drum beat." She could pass the ball in time.

Well done if you could too.

Alex says, "I was able to watch the ball carefully, "and sing the response at the same time." Well done if you could do that.

And Andeep tapped his knees whilst he was waiting for the ball, this helped him to feel the pulse.

That's a great strategy.

We've reached the end of our lesson today, all about singing to achieve a task.

Let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning together.

We know that we warm up our body and mind before singing so that we're focused and ready.

And we've been learning all about sea shanties.

Sea shanties were sung by sailors all around the world to help them to achieve a task.

And we know that sea shanties often have a steady pulse that sounded as a strong beat, this helped the sailors to work in time together.

And finally, we can feel the pulse and hear the beat in sea shanties, and we can use this to help us to move together.

Great learning this time, everyone, I can't wait to see you again soon for another music lesson.

Bye.