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Hello, musicians.

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

In today's music lesson, we'll be exploring rehearsing layers of unpitched accompaniment under a chant.

There's lots to do together, so let's get started.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to build layers of percussion under a chant as part of an ensemble, and we'll know that this creates a thicker texture.

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

Ostinato, a repeating musical pattern, which can be rhythmic or melodic.

Texture, the combination of different layers of sounds.

Accompaniment, a musical part that supports the main melody or chant.

Ensemble, a group of people that perform together, and rehearse, to practice in order to improve and prepare for performance.

We know that it's important to warm up our voices, bodies, and minds before every music lesson so that we are ready to move and ready to sing.

Join in with these warmups.

Here comes the video.

(playful music) ♪ Ready, chickens ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one ♪ <v Kids>We want more chicken.

</v> (playful music) ♪ Ready, chickens ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two ♪ ♪ One, one, one, one ♪ <v Kids>We want more chicken.

</v> <v ->Now we are going to warm up our faces by chewing a toffee.

</v> Find yours.

Mine's in my pocket right here and it's this big, and when we put it in our mouth, we're going to begin to chew.

Let's all do it together.

It was quite tough.

Mm.

It was getting a bit softer.

Do some really good chewing.

Oh no.

It stuck to my teeth at the back.

I have to use my tongue.

A little bit.

Mm, really big chewing now.

And now we're going to do something horrible and chew with our mouth open.

Don't tell the folks at home.

Mm-hm.

Delicious.

We'll begin by breathing.

We'll breathe in for four, hold for one, and out for five.

Watch first.

(instructor inhales) You'll notice we breathe in through our nose and out through our mouth.

Let's now join in altogether.

(instructor inhales) Well done.

We're going to do that two more times.

Here we go.

Make sure we're feeling nice and relaxed, and.

(instructor inhales) (instructor inhales) That's great.

We should be feeling quite relaxed and the air should be flowing quite calmly.

This time, we're going to breathe in for four, hold for one, and we're going to breathe out for six, imagining we're blowing out through a straw.

Watch first.

(instructor inhales) (instructor exhales) Okay, let's all do that together.

Feeling relaxed, shoulders relaxed.

Off we go.

(instructor inhales) (instructor exhales) Let's do that two more times.

(instructor inhales) (instructor exhales) And one more.

(instructor inhales) (instructor exhales) Well done.

<v ->Join in with my voice and follow my finger.

</v> ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ <v Instructor>Moses supposes his toeses are roses,</v> but Moses supposes erroneously.

For nobody's toeses are poses of roses as Moses supposes his toeses to be.

<v ->These songs and chants will help us to warm up further</v> and make sure that we are focused and ready to learn.

Let's start with "Boom Chicka Boom".

Here's the video.

(object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka rock, chicka rock, chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ Aha ♪ ♪ Hee hee ♪ ♪ One more time in a squeaky voice ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka rock, chicka rock, chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ Aha ♪ ♪ Hee hee ♪ ♪ One more time, low and strong ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka rock, chicka rock, chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ Aha ♪ ♪ Hee hee ♪ ♪ One more time, just a whisper ♪ ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ I said a boom chicka rock, chicka rock, chicka boom ♪ (object clacking) ♪ Aha ♪ ♪ Hee hee ♪ (object clacking) <v ->Now join in with "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

Here it comes.

</v> ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Choo Choo ♪ ♪ Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Choo Choo train ♪ ♪ Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Choo Choo ♪ ♪ Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Choo Choo train ♪ ♪ Oh, that Chattanooga, Choo Choo ♪ ♪ Oh, that Choo Choo train ♪ ♪ Oh, that Chattanooga, Choo Choo ♪ ♪ Oh, that Choo Choo train ♪ <v ->And finally it's "I Have a Car."</v> Can you get all the actions in the right place? Here it comes.

Get ready.

(playful music) ♪ I have a car, it's made of tin ♪ ♪ Nobody knows what shape it's in ♪ ♪ It has four wheels and a rumble seat ♪ ♪ Hear us chugging down the street ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk ♪ ♪ I have a car, it's made of tin ♪ ♪ Nobody knows what shape it's in ♪ ♪ It has four wheels and a rumble seat ♪ ♪ Hear us chugging down the street ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk, rattle, rattle, toot, crash, beep, beep ♪ ♪ Honk, honk ♪ <v ->Are you ready to sing?</v> Does your throat feel warm? Are your muscles relaxed? And are you concentrating and ready to learn? Fantastic.

Let's go.

We're going to begin by building a layered texture using ostinato.

First up, let's join in singing our song, "Sarasponda".

Here comes the music for you to join in.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ A doh ray oh ♪ ♪ A doh ray boom day oh ♪ ♪ A doh ray boom day ret set set ♪ ♪ Ah say pasay oh ♪ <v ->Now join in with the actions as you sing the song.

</v> Here comes the video to help you.

</v> Notice that some of the actions are on the beat and some follow the rhythm of the lyrics.

Watch this video to see.

♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ (hands clapping) ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ A doh ray oh ♪ (hands clapping) ♪ A doh ray boom day oh ♪ ♪ A doh ray boom day ret set set ♪ ♪ Ah say pasay oh ♪ <v ->Now it's time to learn the clapping patterns</v> for "Sarasponda" with a partner.

Watch the video to see how it goes.

Then press pause to practice that with a partner where you are.

It's gonna take a fair few goes.

Good luck.

I'll see you on the other side.

</v> We're going to try it with claves.

Instead of clapping your partner's hands, you tap your claves together.

Clapping or using claves adds a second layer of sound and makes our song even more interesting, and Alex is reminding us, when we add more layers of sound, we're creating a thicker texture.

Watch the video to see how the clapping game works with claves.

Then press pause to give it a try where you are.

Have fun.

♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ (claves clacking) ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ A doh ray oh ♪ (claves clacking) ♪ A doh ray boom day oh ♪ ♪ A doh ray boom day ret set set ♪ ♪ Ah say pasay oh ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ (claves clacking) ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ Sarasponda, Sarasponda ♪ ♪ Sarasponda ret set set ♪ ♪ A doh ray oh ♪ (claves clacking) ♪ A doh ray boom day oh ♪ ♪ A doh ray boom day ret set set ♪ ♪ Ah say pasay oh ♪ <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

</v> Can you help me complete this sentence? The more layers of sound, the something the texture.

What word do you think belongs in that gap? Press pause to think about it.

Here comes the answer.

The more layers of sound, the thicker the texture.

Well done if you knew that.

Great understanding about texture.

One way to combine layers of sound is by using an ostinato.

Here are two rhythm patterns.

We can think of each pattern like a musical sentence.

Have a listen to the first pattern.

♪ Ta, ta, takadimi, ta ♪ Now listen to the second rhythm pattern.

♪ Ta, ka-di, at-di, ta-di, ta ♪ <v ->Have a go at clapping each pattern in turn,</v> repeating it over and over to create an ostinato.

Press pause to try that now.

We can combine these two ostinato patterns to create a thicker texture.

Listen to both patterns play together.

Can you notice that the first player plays the first pattern? Then the second player joins in playing the second pattern.

The second player joins in at the start of the musical sentence.

Have a listen.

(upbeat percussive music) Here's a challenge for you.

Can you split into two groups? Practice clapping one of the ostinato patterns together with your group.

Press pause to try that now in your two groups.

Now try clapping your pattern at the same time as the other group.

Lucas is reminding us we need to have a steady pulse to keep in time together, and Sam says, "We need to listen to each other as we play." Absolutely right.

Press pause to try clapping your pattern at the same time as the other group.

And now for our big challenge.

Working in four groups, rehearse a simple performance with a layered texture using ostinato.

Each group will practice one of the following ostinato patterns.

Practice clapping the pattern together as a group.

Then try playing it using an unhitched percussion instrument such as claves.

After you've practiced with your group, try playing at the same time as the other groups.

Each group should join in one by one at the start of the musical sentence.

Have a look at this.

Here's what group one, group two, group three, and group four will play.

Press pause now to practice each ostinato then to try layering them and playing them together on your unhitched percussion instruments.

Good luck.

I'll see you soon.

Hello, again.

How did it go? That was a tricky challenge.

Did you keep a steady pulse as you played the ostinato with your group? Were you able to play your pattern accurately while the other groups played something different? And did you stop playing together at the end of the musical sentence? Congratulations, everyone.

What a great performance.

Now we're going to be adding an accompaniment with a layered texture.

Listen to this new version of the "Alligator" chant.

As you listen, tap the beat gently on your hand.

Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Alligator high, alligator low ♪ ♪ Alligator fast and then he's slow ♪ ♪ Alligator up, alligator down ♪ ♪ Alligator on the farm and also in the town ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Alligator high, alligator low ♪ ♪ Alligator fast and then he's slow ♪ ♪ Alligator up, alligator down ♪ ♪ Alligator on the farm and also in the town ♪ ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Alligator high, alligator low ♪ ♪ Alligator fast and then he's slow ♪ ♪ Alligator up, alligator down ♪ ♪ Alligator on the farm and also in the town ♪ <v ->What did you notice</v> as you listened and tapped the beat? Alex noticed the tempo was getting faster and faster.

Well done if you spotted that too.

Try clapping the beat as you perform the "Alligator" chant.

Remember to keep a steady pulse as the tempo increases.

Here are the words, and the next slide.

Increasing the tempo is one way to enhance our performance.

Here comes the audio.

Remember to keep a steady pulse and clap to the beat as you perform the "Alligator" chant, even as the tempo increases.

Good luck.

Here's the music.

</v> Adding an ostinato accompaniment will create texture and make our performance even more exciting.

Here's a four beat rhythm.

Have a go at clapping and chanting the rhythm.

It's my turn first.

Then your turn.

♪ Ta-di, takadimi, ta, di, ta ♪ ♪ Ta-di, takadimi, ta, di, ta ♪ Fantastic.

We're going to perform this rhythm using body percussion with the following actions.

We're gonna do a stomp, patting our knees, and clap.

Let's practice the rhythm using this body percussion.

Repeat the pattern over and over like an ostinato, keeping a steady pulse.

♪ Stomp-stomp, pat-pat-pat-pat ♪ ♪ Stomp-stomp, clap ♪ ♪ Stomp-stomp, pat-pat-pat-pat ♪ ♪ Stomp-stomp, clap ♪ Have a go at those body percussion actions and create your ostinato.

Press pause to try that now.

Let's use the ostinato pattern to accompany the "Alligator" chant.

Say the chant and perform the body percussion at the same time.

That's quite tricky.

It might take a bit of practice.

Press pause to try adding this ostinato to our alligator chant with the body percussion.

Have a good time.

See you soon.

We can add even more layers of sound to our accompaniment to create a thicker texture.

We could do this by playing the beat or by accenting the word alligator.

We're going to create an ensemble performance of our "Alligator" chant.

Lucas is reminding us when we perform together as a group, it's called an ensemble.

Before performing as an ensemble, we'll need to rehearse together so that we are successful and that we can create a really great performance.

The first thing we need to do is split into four groups and decide which part each group will perform in the ensemble.

One group will be chanting the words.

The other will be playing the beat.

Another group will be performing the ostinato with the body percussion, and the final group will be accenting the word alligator.

Pause now to split into four groups and decide which role each group will take in your ensemble.

Then meet me back here.

Here are some things to consider when rehearsing and performing in an ensemble.

Chanting "Ready, steady, off we go" at the right speed can help you start at the same time.

Listen to and watch each other and keep a steady pulse.

That will help you stay in time together throughout.

And consider the dynamics of your chanting or playing so that all parts can be heard at the same time.

Before we get going, there's just about time for a quick check-in.

When we play background music to support the main song or chant, this is called A, an ensemble, B, an accompaniment, or C, the tempo.

Press pause now to decide your answer.

What do you think? Here comes the answer.

When we play background music to support the main song chant, this is called an accompaniment.

Well done if you remember that.

Now it's time to rehearse and perform the "Alligator" chant with a layered accompaniment as part of a class ensemble.

You're going to work in those four groups that you decided earlier to create a layered texture.

Think about ways that you could enhance your final performance.

You could try performing the chant three times, increasing the tempo, getting faster each time.

You could try changing the dynamics, starting quietly and then getting louder, and you could choose different instruments to use.

Work in four groups to create your layered texture.

Group one will perform the chant.

Group two will play the beat.

Group three will perform the ostinato with the body percussion, and group four will accent the word alligator with their drums. Here are the words in case you need them.

Now it's time to press pause, put all of that together, and create an amazing performance.

Good luck, everyone.

I'll see you soon.

How did it go? It's time to evaluate your performance.

Here are some of our Oak friends ideas.

Jnu says, "We kept a steady pulse as we played and chanted together." Alex says he made sure not to play his instrument too loudly so you could still hear the chant.

Aisha decided to play with a faster tempo.

This made the chant more exciting.

And Izzy says, "We listened to each other as we chanted and played." Press pause now to evaluate your performance together.

What went really well? So let's take a moment to think about everything that we've been learning.

We know that we can use ostinato patterns to accompany a musical performance.

We can combine different layers of sound to add texture to an accompaniment.

We can play multiple layers of sound simultaneously as an ensemble, and we know that adding more layers of sound creates a thicker texture just like we did in our performance of "Alligator".

What a lot of musical learning today, everyone.

Fantastic music making.

I can't wait to see you for another one.

Bye, everybody.

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