a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing / playing instruments

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

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

Rubber Chicken - video

Toffee Face warm-up - video

Breathing exercises - video

Vocal warm-up - video

Moses Supposes - tongue twister - audio

I Have a Car - audio

I Have a Car - actions - video

Up the Ladder Down the Ladder - examole video

Alligator rhyme - audio

Alligator with actions - video

Check - how many beats? - audio

Kumala Vista with Drum

Obwisana - audio

Obwisana - one clave - video

Chanting and singing in time

Music

Adding simple instrumental parts to songs and chants

Building texture with a rhythmic ostinato

Playing and singing simultaneously

Rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniments under a chant

Rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniments under a song

In this unit, pupils explore texture by adding untuned percussion layers to songs and chants. Using repeated rhythms, pupils will develop their sense of pulse and accuracy of rhythm. They will identify rhythmic ostinati in listening examples and begin to describe texture.

Start with playing: adding percussive layers to build to texture in our songs

the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing

an instrument that makes a sound when you strike, shake, or scrape it, but doesn’t have a specific note or pitch

All-i-ga-tor syllables - audio

Tideo - perform the actions with a partner - video

Tideo - first part of the song (for join in with beat, then clap the rhythm) 

'Ti-de-o' - body percussion - video

Tideo - watch the circle dance - video

Alligator - not the beat - video

'Jin-gle at the win-dow' body percussion - video

Tideo song - audio

Alligator chant - audio

Tideo - Takadimi rhythm - audio

A Ram Sam Sam - video

A Ram Sam Sam - audio

Kumala Vista - video

H.E.L.L.O - video

Warm-ups - video

A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea - video

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

a repeating musical pattern which can be rhythmic or melodic

the combination of different layers of sounds

Up the Ladder, Down the Ladder - example video

 Tideo with ostinato 1

Boléro (snare drum excerpt) - video

Clap and say the rhythm - Takadi Takadi Ta-di Ta - audio

Clap and say the rhythm - Ta Ta Ta-di Ta - audio

Sagidi Chant with Drum and Claves

Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo (game) - video

Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo - audio

Boom Chicka Boom - video

I Have a Car - video

A Ram Sam Sam

a repeating musical pattern which can by rhythmic or melodic

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

Tideo - clapping actions - video

Ostinato Ta Ta-di Takadimi Ta - audio

Check for understanding: rhythm 4 - Ta-di Takadimi Ta-di Ta

Check for understanding: rhythm 3 -Ta Ta Takadimi Ta 

Example rhythm: Ta Ta-di Takadimi Ta  - audio

Check for understanding: rhythm 1 - Ta Ta-di Ta-di Ta 

Check for understanding: rhythm 2 - Ta-di Ta Ta-di Ta 

Tideo - dance - video

Tideo -clapping and chanting the rhythm - audio

Tideo with rhythmic ostinato - audio

Clap and chant this rhythm: Takadi Takadi Ta-di Ta

Clap and chant this rhythm on claves: Takadi Takadi Ta-di Ta - audio

Obwisana circle game - one clave - video

Kumala Vista audio with Drum

Kumala Vista video

Obwisana circle game - two claves - video

to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

Ta Ta Takadimi Ta - ostinato rhythm - audio

Takadi Ta-di Ta-di Ta - ostinato rhythm - audio

Both ostinati layered - audio

Alligator chant - new version - audio

Ostinato accompaniment: Ta-di Takadimi Ta-di Ta 

Warm-ups

I Have A Car - piano accompaniment - slow - audio

I Have A Car - piano accompaniment - fast - audio

Boom Chicka Boom

Tideo with ostinato accompaniment

Tideo Body Percussion Parts

Accent rhythms: 'Jingle at the window' - video example

Accent rhythms: 'Tideo' - video example

Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo rhythm syllables

Tideo-dance 

Tideo - audio support

Tideo with rhythmic ostinato (Takadi Takadi Ta-di Ta) - audio

Example rhythm: Ta Ta Ta-di Ta - audio

Tideo Insrumental parts 

A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea

I Have a Car

H.E.L.L.O

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