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(silence) <v ->Hello musicians.

</v> It's me again, Mrs. Steele.

Welcome to another music lesson.

Today we're going to be rehearsing layers of unhitched accompaniments under a song.

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

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to build layers of percussion under a song as part of an ensemble.

And we'll know that this creates a thicker texture.

Let's take a look at the keywords that we'll need in our learning together today.

The first one is 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 finally rehearse, to practice in order to improve and prepare for performance.

We already know how important it is to warm up our voices, minds and bodies before every music lesson.

Join in with these warmups so that you're ready for singing.

Here comes the video.

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

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.

(silence) It was quite tough.

It's getting a bit softer.

Do some really good chewing.

Oh, no, it's stuck to my teeth at the back.

I have to use my tongue.

(silence) And the other bit.

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.

(silence) Delicious.

We'll begin by breathing.

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

Watch first.

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

Let's now join in all together.

(inhales softly) (exhales softly) Well done.

We're going to do that two more times.

Here we go.

Make sure we're feeling nice and relaxed and.

(inhales softly) (exhales softly) (inhales softly) (exhales softly) 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.

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

Feeling relaxed, shoulders relaxed.

Off we go.

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

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

(inhales softly) (exhales softly) Well done.

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

♪ Oo-oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Aa-aa-aa-aa ♪ ♪ Aa-aa-aa-aa ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mm-mm ♪ Moses supposes his toeses roses, but Moses supposes erroneously for nobody's toeses are posies of roses as Moses supposes his toeses to be.

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

The first one is "H-E-L-L-O." Here comes the video.

Copy me.

♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ Match your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heartbeat ♪ ♪ H-E-L-L-O ♪ ♪ This is how we say hello ♪ ♪ Match your feet to the beat ♪ ♪ Can you feel your heartbeat ♪ Now join in with "A Sailor Went To Sea Sea Sea." Here comes the video.

♪ Ready steady ♪ ♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea sea sea ♪ ♪ To see what he could sea sea sea ♪ ♪ But he could sea sea sea ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea ♪ ♪ A sailor went to chop chop chop ♪ ♪ To see what he could chop chop chop ♪ ♪ But all that he could chop chop chop ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue chop chop chop ♪ ♪ A sailor went to knee knee knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could knee knee knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could knee knee knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue knee knee knee ♪ ♪ A sailor went to sea chop knee ♪ ♪ To see what he could sea chop knee ♪ ♪ But all that he could sea chop knee ♪ ♪ Was the bottom of the deep blue sea chop knee ♪ <v ->And finally join in with, "I Have A Car."</v> Here it comes.

♪ 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 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 ♪ Are you ready to sing? Does your throat feel warm? Do your muscles feel relaxed? And are you concentrating and ready to learn? Fantastic news.

Let's go.

We're going to start today by building layers of texture using ostinato.

We have a new way to play our chant, "Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo." In this version, you need to choose a leader to create a four beat pattern using body percussion.

The leader will create a new pattern each time you repeat the chant.

So you have to echo the leader's pattern while watching the next pattern.

That's tricky.

Let's take a look at some examples of the leader's patterns before you start.

The pattern the leader chooses could look like this, or maybe like this.

Press pause now to try this new way of playing "Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo." Remember to take turns being the leader.

See you in a bit.

(silence) Now let's try clapping the rhythm of our chant, "Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo." It's my turn first.

♪ Takadi takadi tadita ♪ ♪ Takadi takadi tadita ♪ ♪ Sagidi sagidi sapopo ♪ Brilliant.

Now it's your turn to practice.

Repeat the rhythm over and over again saying the Takadimi in your thinking voice this time.

You could try marching on the beat as you clap the rhythm at the same time for an extra challenge.

Press pause now to give that a try.

Remember that you can check back with the audio button if you need to check this rhythm at any time.

See you soon.

(silence) We know that we can create a rhythmic ostinato by repeating a rhythm over and over again.

We can use an ostinato to accompany a chant or a song.

When we add an ostinato, we're adding another layer of sound, and that means we're creating texture.

We can add more layers of sound to make a performance sound more interesting.

It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

True or false? We can create a rhythmic ostinato by singing a short melody over and over.

Do you think that's true or false? Pause now to decide.

Here comes the answer.

That's false.

A rhythmic ostinato is a repeating rhythm, while a melodic ostinato has a melody.

Well done if you spotted that, it was a tricky question.

Great work.

Now we're going to use an ostinato to create a performance of our song, "Tideo," with a layered texture.

Join in singing and dancing to "Tideo." Remember to keep a steady pulse as you move and sing.

Watch the video first to remember how to play, then press pause to try it where you are.

While you're singing and playing, you could look back at the video if you need to, you could look back at the video if you need to, or use the audio to help you.

Here comes the video, then press pause to give it a try where you are.

(rhythmic tapping) ♪ Ready steady ♪ ♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ <v ->Now sing "Tideo" as you clap the rhythmic ostinato.

</v> ♪ Takadi takadi tadita ♪ Have a go at trying it in two groups, then challenge yourself to clap and sing at the same time.

That's especially tricky.

Listen to the audio to check how it goes, then press pause to give that challenge a go.

♪ Ready steady ♪ ♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Pass one window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Pass two windows ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Pass three windows ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ ♪ Jingle at the window ♪ ♪ Tideo ♪ We can add more layers of sound to our accompaniment to create a thicker texture.

We could do this by playing the beat, accenting rhythms, or adding another ostinato.

We can also create a thicker texture by adding a second rhythmic ostinato.

Here's an example of a simple ostinato we could add to our accompaniment.

♪ Ta ta ♪ ♪ Ta di ta ♪ Well done my turn.

♪ Ta ta ta di ta ♪ You could use this ostinato, or you could compose your own.

Try patting the ostinato on your knees as you sing the song, try singing and patting the ostinato on your knees at the same time.

Press pause to give that a try where you are.

We can also accent rhythms to build texture.

Perform the rhythm using body percussion each time these words appear in the song.

Press pause to try that now.

(silence) It's time for another check-in.

Which two of the following are ways to add texture to a song or chant? A, add an ostinato.

B, accent a rhythm.

C, change the dynamics.

Which two do you think are ways to add texture to a song or chant? Press pause to think about your answer.

What do you think? Yes, A and B.

Add an ostinato, or accent a rhythm.

Both of them are great ways to add texture to a song or chant.

Now it's time to practice each layer of the "Tideo" accompaniment using body percussion.

Practice each layer separately as you sing the song.

Focus on playing each body percussion rhythm accurately and remember to keep a steady pulse.

That's really important.

If you feel confident, you could try combining one or more of the layers together to create a thicker texture.

You're going to want to do this at your own pace where you are with lots of practice, so I'm going to show you the slides that you might need during this time.

Then you can press pause, and you can always zip back to them if you need to look at them again.

Here comes the first one.

(silence) And here's the second slide that you might need.

Brilliant stuff.

Now it's time to press pause, and perform "Pass one window, tideo" adding those layers of texture.

Good luck.

See you on the other side.

(silence) Welcome back.

How did it go? Laura tried each body percussion pattern.

And Izzy says, "We kept a steady pulse as we performed each pattern together." Lucas says, "I sang the song at the same time and I could feel how it fit with the pattern I was performing." Well done if you did any of those things, that was a tricky challenge.

Let's move on to rehearsing a layered accompaniment as an ensemble.

We can perform multiple layers of sound together when we work as an ensemble.

Andeep is reminding us that an ensemble is a group of people who perform together.

Ensembles need to rehearse to play together successfully.

That's what we are going to do.

We are going to work together as a class ensemble to rehearse our song "Tideo" with a layered accompaniment.

We're going to combine multiple layers of sound to create texture.

We're going to use singing, playing the beat, accenting rhythms, and two different ostinato patterns.

You can choose to use unpitched percussion instruments, body percussion, or a combination of both.

It might look a bit like this.

Body percussion.

Drums. Bell and claves.

But you might choose different things.

Before you start your rehearsal, there's just time to squeeze in a quick check-in.

In the ensemble, Jun is the singer, Aisha is playing an ostinato, and Alex is playing a second ostinato.

How many layers of sound have they combined? Press pause to think about that carefully and choose your answer.

(silence) How many layers of sound do you think there are in that performance? The answer's three.

Well done if you spotted that.

Before you start your rehearsal, let's think carefully about some things we need to consider so that you can rehearse successfully, because rehearsing is a very important skill.

Before rehearsing together, practice each part separately until you feel confident putting them together.

Listen to each part as they practice, and think about how all the parts fit together.

If you're using instruments, keep your instrument quiet while another group is practicing.

Once you feel confident in each individual part, you're ready to rehearse them all together.

It's important to consider how you will start and finish.

Decide how you'll count yourselves in, like chanting "Ready, steady, off we go." Or using signals.

Think about choosing a conductor to help you start at the same time.

Ensembles often use those.

And think about how you will sit or stand.

Position yourselves in a way that you can see and hear each other clearly.

Watching and listening to each other makes it easier to keep in time together.

And when you've decided and rehearsed all of that, it will be time to repeat.

Rehearse again and again until you feel more confident.

Evaluate your work as you go, thinking about how to improve.

And the more you repeat, the more you will improve, that's how rehearsing works.

It's time for another check-in.

Who do you agree with more? Alex says, "When I rehearse, I focus on my part.

I'll practice it a few times and then I'll be ready to perform." And Aisha says, "When I rehearse, I watch and listen to the other parts so we can keep in time together.

We think about how we can improve and repeat." Pause now to decide who you agree with more.

Here comes the answer.

I agree with Aisha more.

It's important to listen to the other parts as well as your own, so that you can keep in time together.

Then you can think about how you can improve as an ensemble and repeat.

Okay, we're nearly ready.

We're going to work together as a class ensemble to rehearse our song "Tideo" with a layered accompaniment.

Split into groups and decide which group will play each layer of sound and who will sing.

Some groups will be able to play and sing at the same time.

For example, the singers could also play the beat.

Choose which instruments you will use, or use the ones suggested in the slides coming up.

You're going to want to do this at your own pace where you are, and be able to stop and start, and repeat and repeat, and make those little improvements as you go.

So I'm going to show you the slides that you might need now for this task.

Then at the end of that, I'll tell you when to press pause and you can get going on your own.

And remember, you can always pop back to the other slides if you need them.

Here's the first one.

(silence) And here's the next slide you might need.

Brilliant.

We are ready to go.

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

Press pause to rehearse "Tideo" with your layered accompaniments.

Good luck.

Hello again.

How did it go? I wish I could have heard it.

Did you rehearse together effectively? If so, maybe you did these things.

Do you feel more confident playing your own part now? Perhaps you understand how your own part fits into the performance as a whole.

Maybe you're able to play your part accurately while the other parts are playing.

That's a brilliant skill that musicians have.

And maybe you feel a sense of achievement playing as part of an ensemble.

Well done if you feel any of those things.

Great rehearsing everyone.

We've reached the end of our lesson today, so let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning as an ensemble.

We can accompany a song by combining different layers of sound to add texture.

We can combine multiple ostinato patterns to create a thicker texture.

And we know that an ensemble needs to rehearse together to play successfully, just like you did just now.

And in an ensemble, each part needs to play confidently while also understanding how the other parts fit together.

Great work, ensemble.

I can't wait to see you again for another music lesson soon.

Bye everybody.

(silence).