Can you hear the drone?

British English CC

Bagpipes

Senwa Dedende

Abiyo Abeyo 

Warm-ups

Drone accompaniments to songs

Music

Identifying different layers of accompaniment within a piece of music

Layering simple accompaniments to create a thicker texture

Melodic ostinato accompaniments to songs

Playing a melodic ostinato and singing simultaneously

Rehearsing songs with layers of instrumental accompaniments

In this unit, we build the texture in our songs by adding a drone and melodic ostinato. Our focus is on how we rehearse and play together as an ensemble. The songs and instrumental accompaniments are taught through listening, practising and memorising.

Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato

A constant, pitched sound that continues throughout a piece of music is called a ...

True or false?  Drones are boring because they are just one note.

A drone adds a layer of sound that makes the texture ...

When we add more layers of sound, we make the texture ...

a description of the sound or tone of an instrument

the patterns of sounds and silences that we play and sing

Match the musical words to their definitions.

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

a repeating musical pattern that can be rhythmic or melodic

the regular steady heartbeat of the music

Starter Quiz

When we add more layers of sound, we make the texture ...