the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

two or more separate songs that fit together musically when sung at the same time

the combination of different layers of sounds

Audio - Garden Gate chant

British English CC

Little Red Wagon (backing track)

Little red wagon 

Steady pulse (97bpm)

Check B (Round or Partner?)

A Ram Sam with Little Red Wagon Joining (slide 33)

Goose and Muffin man together as partner songs

Check A (round or partner?)

Ram Sam and Wagon backing track with ready steady

Do you know the Muffin Man? (with beat)

Meet me at the Garden Gate (chant)

Video - Engine Engine and Garden Gate together

Steady pulse (97BPM)

Why Shouldn't My Goose (with beat)

Have you Seen the Ghost of Tom? - unison into 4 parts 

Audio - A Ram Sam Sam

Little Red Wagon 

Partner songs: Ram Sam Sam and Little Red Wagon

Have you Seen the Ghost of Tom? (unison)

Bele Mama (unison)

Video - Don't Clap This One Back

Warm-up cycle

Partner songs as a singing structure

Music

This unit brings together a diverse range of songs chosen to enable successful singing in two simple parts. Through listening and singing, pupils learn how canon, specifically rounds and partner songs, are used to build layers of sound in songs.

Singing for performance: holding a second part in rounds and partner songs

If two or more songs fit together musically and can be sung together, we call these {{}}.

Sing the partner songs to the same steady beat

Count in using 'ready, steady off we go' or '1, 2, 3, 4'

For partner songs to sound good together, which three of the following should we do?

Texture is the pattern of the sounds we play or sing.

Texture is the combination of different layers of sounds.

Texture is the way the music is organised.

Texture is how loud or quiet we sing or play.

We can create texture by adding partner songs together.  What is texture?

Both songs can be sung to the same steady pulse.

Which two of the following might be reasons that two partner songs fit together?

Body percussion can be used to help us feel the ...

structure where groups sing a melody starting at regular intervals

Make correct sentences by matching the phrases:

True or false?  Singing a round in four parts will create a thicker texture than singing a round in two parts.

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

Partner songs as a singing structure

Lesson outcome

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