Lesson video

Hello, musicians, my name is Mrs. Steele and I'm so excited that we're going to be learning together today.

Today's music lesson is called Singing and Moving Together, and we're going to have a brilliant time as a team.

Let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to sing and move with a steady sense of pulse.

Let's have a look at the key words that will be important in our learning today.

The first one is warmup, a sequence of exercises used to prepare the body and voice for singing or playing instruments.

The next one is singing voice, the voice we use to create musical sounds that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds.

Next, it's pulse, the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

And finally, beat the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock.

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

Before every music lesson, it's important to warm up our voices and bodies so that we're ready to move and ready to sing.

Just like we stretch our muscles before we exercise, we need to stretch our vocal chords before singing too.

This helps prevent injury and make sure that we can sing safely.

First, let's warm up our bodies.

When we warm up our body, it helps our muscles loosen and relax.

Warming up gently will give us the energy that we need to make music together.

Join in with these whole-body warmups.

Here comes the video.

(upbeat piano music) Let's warm up our bodies.

We'll start with our shoulders.

And let's say hello to our arms, and the other arm, and our middle, all the way down to our toes.

Give your toes a wiggle.

Next, let's warm up our faces.

Our face muscles need to be stretched and relaxed so that we can get ready to sing.

Join in with these face warmups.

Here they come.

Let's warm up all the muscles of our faces.

Show me your happy face.

Show me your grumpy face.

Show me your big face.

Show me your small face.

Show me your silly face.

Show me your thinking face.

Now, let's do some breathing exercises together.

Breathing supports our voice.

Having enough air when we sing prevents our voice from becoming tired.

Breathing is one of the most important things in singing, perhaps the most important, so join in with these breathing exercises.

Here they come.

Join in with these breathing exercises.

Copy me.

(Mrs. Steele breathing heavily) (Mrs. Steele hissing) Now, we're ready to start warming up our voices with some vocal exercises.

Vocal exercises stretch our vocal chords, which helps prevent injury, make sure that we can sing safely.

Join in with these vocal warmups.

Here they come for you.

(gentle piano music) (students making silly noises) Now it's time for my favorite, a tongue twister.

Tongue twisters help wake up the muscles in our lips and tongues.

Here comes a video for you to join in with this tricky tongue twister.

<v ->Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

</v> Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen.

<v ->We know that we're warmed up and ready to sing</v> when our body feels awake and our muscles feel relaxed, our breathing is controlled and our chest feels open, we feel alert and focused, and our mouth feels loose and our voice feels warm and ready.

Do you think you're ready to sing? Then let's sing something together.

Join in with this warmup song.

It's called "Let's Warm Up." As you're singing, think about standing tall and breathing deeply.

Join in with your whole body and remember to sing with enthusiasm with without shouting.

Use a strong voice instead of a shouting voice.

Here comes the music for you to join in.

Let's warm up.

(gentle piano music) ♪ Let's walk strong and tall 'round the room, in the hall ♪ ♪ Let's walk strong and tall, singing as we go ♪ ♪ Stand up, stretch up high, arms up, touch the sky ♪ ♪ Crouch down, touch the floor, let's warm up some more ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ Let's jump really high, bouncing up to the sky ♪ ♪ Let's jump really high, singing as we go ♪ ♪ Stand up, stretch up high, arms up, touch the sky ♪ ♪ Crouch down, touch the floor, let's warm up some more ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ Let's run extra fast, it's a race, don't be late ♪ ♪ Let's run extra fast, singing as we go ♪ ♪ Stand up, stretch up high, arms up, touch the sky ♪ ♪ Crouch down, touch the floor, let's warm up some more ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ Let's move super slow, creep about, here we go ♪ ♪ Let's move super slow, singing as we go ♪ ♪ Stand up, stretch up high, arms up, touch the sky ♪ ♪ Crouch down, touch the floor, let's warm up some more ♪ ♪ Stand up, stretch up high, arms up, touch the sky ♪ ♪ Sit down, it's been fun warming up, we're done ♪ <v ->Let's pause for a check-in.

Who do you agree with?</v> Andeep says, "I feel tired out after I warm up.

This is how I know I've warmed up enough." And Alex says, "After I warm up, I feel alert and ready to learn.

This is one way I know that I've warmed up correctly." Press pause to decide who you agree with.

What do you think? Here comes the answer.

I agree with Alex more.

After we warm up, we should feel alert and ready to learn.

Well done, everyone.

Let's check if we're warmed up and ready to sing.

Remember that you're warmed up when your body is tall, yet relaxed with your feet slightly apart, your face and neck are relaxed, your chest feels open so you can take deep singing breaths, your voice feels warm, your lips and mouth have had a chance to move, like with our tricky tongue twisters, and your mind feels ready to concentrate.

Brilliant.

Let's get going and do some singing together.

Next, let's move on to singing with a steady sense of pulse.

Join in singing and playing "Hickety Tickety Bumblebee." Keep a steady pulse as you sing by tapping your knees and use your singing voice to sing your name like this.

♪ My name is Lucas ♪ <v ->Here's a video of me playing this game with some pupils.

</v> Watch first to learn how to play, then press pause to play "Hickety Tickety Bumblebee" where you are.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety Tickety Bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Izzy ♪ ♪ Here name is Izzy ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety Tickety Bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Alex ♪ ♪ His name is Alex ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety Tickety Bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Lucas ♪ ♪ His name is Lucas ♪ <v ->When we sing,</v> it's important to have a steady sense of pulse.

The pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.

A steady pulse helps us to keep in time together.

Here's another singing game.

This one's called "Doggie, Doggie." Watch the video of me playing "Doggie, Doggie" with some pupils in a circle, then press pause to play it where you are.

Here comes me.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone ♪ ♪ Someone stole it from my home ♪ ♪ Who stole the bone ♪ ♪ I stole the bone ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone ♪ ♪ Someone stole it from my home ♪ ♪ Who stole the bone ♪ ♪ I stole your bone ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone ♪ ♪ Someone stole it from my home ♪ ♪ Who stole the bone ♪ ♪ I stole the bone ♪ (children laughing) <v ->Once you've practiced the song and game,</v> we can try it a different way.

Pass a toy dog bone or another object around the circle, following the steady pulse as you sing.

Then whoever has the bone or the object at the end of the song sings.

♪ I stole your bone ♪ <v ->It's your turn to try playing "Doggie, Doggie"</v> that new way now.

Practice keeping a steady pulse as you pass an object around the circle.

There's an audio button to help you do this if you need it.

See you soon.

(sticks tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone ♪ (gentle piano music) ♪ Who stole your bone ♪ (gentle piano music) <v ->Here's another new song for us to learn together.

</v> This one's called "Burnie Bee." Watch this video to learn the actions.

I wonder what you can notice.

Here comes the video.

Watch carefully.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Burnie Bee, Burnie Bee ♪ ♪ Tell me when your wedding be ♪ ♪ If it be tomorrow day ♪ ♪ Take your wings and fly away ♪ <v ->Did you notice that the actions</v> are showing the steady pulse? Well done if you did.

When we play or show the steady pulse, we call it the beat.

Sing "Burnie Bee" while performing the beat actions.

Here's the video to help you.

Join in.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Burnie Bee, Burnie Bee ♪ ♪ Tell me when your wedding be ♪ ♪ If it be tomorrow day ♪ ♪ Take your wings and fly away ♪ <v ->It's time for another check-in.

</v> Can you help me complete this sentence? When we perform actions on the beat, we are showing the.

Do you think the missing word is, A rhythm, B, pulse, or C, pitch? Pause now to work out that missing word.

Here comes the answer.

When we perform actions on the beat, we are showing the pulse.

Great understanding if you remembered that.

Well done, team.

It's time to learn a new song and find the beat.

Watch this video to learn the song, "Here Comes a bluebird." ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner, hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ <v ->Now, listen carefully to the song.

</v> Feel the pulse as you sing and tap the beat on your knees.

Here comes the music.

(sticks tapping) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner, hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ <v ->Were you able to feel the pulse</v> and tap the beat accurately? Watch the video and join in, singing and tapping the beat to check.

Here comes the video for you to join in.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Here comes a bluebird through my window ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ ♪ Take a little partner, hop in the garden ♪ ♪ Hey, diddle-dum-a day day day ♪ <v ->Now, let's enjoy singing and moving at the same time.

</v> We can show the beat in different ways.

We can play the beat, tap the beat, and move our bodies to the beat.

Let's try moving to the beat with this song, "Oliver Twist." Watch the video to learn how to sing and play the game.

Here it comes.

♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees and touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ <v ->It's time for another check-in with our learning.

</v> Can you help me complete this sentence? In the game "Oliver Twist," one person stands in the middle and performs an action on the something.

What do you think belongs at the end of that sentence? Press pause now to have a think.

Here comes the answer.

In the game "Oliver Twist," one person stands in the middle and performs an action on the beat.

Fantastic understanding.

Well done, everyone.

It's your turn now to join in singing and playing "Oliver Twist" where you are.

Take turns coming up with a new beat action for the rest of the class to copy.

Press pause to play "Oliver Twist." There's an audio button to help you if you need it.

♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ ♪ Ready and steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Oliver Twist, you can't do this ♪ ♪ So what's the use of trying ♪ ♪ Touch your knees, touch your toes ♪ ♪ Clap you hands and away you go ♪ <v ->Here's another new song and game.

</v> This one's called "Snail, Snail." Watch the video to learn how to sing and play the game.

As you watch, there's a few things for you to notice.

Can you spot that the players are keeping a steady pulse as they sing and move? And look carefully to spot how the players are standing.

They form a spiral shape, just like a snail shell.

Here comes the video.

Watch and listen carefully.

♪ Ready and steady and off we ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Ready, steady and back we go ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ <v ->Now that you've seen the song</v> and game, "Snail, Snail," why do you think keeping a steady pulse is important in this game? You might want to pause here and think about your ideas.

Here are some of our Oak friends' thoughts about it.

Jun says, "If we don't keep a steady pulse, we would all get jumbled up." And Lucas says, "We need to keep a steady pulse so that we keep in time together." Well done if you thought of either of those.

Izzy's got another idea.

She says, "We might trip over if we move too fast or slow." It's your turn now to have a go at singing and playing "Snail, Snail" where you are.

Form a circle, all holding hands except for two people.

Wind into a spiral shape, and then walk in the other direction to unwind the spiral again.

Keep a steady pulse as you move and sing.

You can use the video button to remind you how it goes or the audio button to help you if you need to.

Have fun singing and playing "Snail, Snail." ♪ Ready, steady and off we go ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Snail, snail ♪ ♪ Go around and 'round and 'round ♪ <v ->Hello again.

How did it go?</v> Did you keep a steady pulse as you moved? Did you manage to create a spiral shape? Were you able to unwind the spiral by moving in the other direction? That might have taken a few goes.

I wonder if you did get all jumbled up.

We've come to the end of our music lesson today, so let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning together.

We know that it's important to warm up our bodies and voices before every music lesson because warming up helps prevent us from injuring our voices.

We know that having a steady sense of pulse helps us to keep in time as we sing and move together.

And we know that we can show the pulse in different ways.

This is called The Beat.

What fantastic moving and singing together, everyone, I can't wait to see you again soon.

Bye.