to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

the speed of the music - how fast or slow the music is played

the organisation and feel of the beats as strong-weak

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

a silence in music for a certain amount of time

Sing New Audio 2 Egan's Polka Performance (with vocals)

British English CC

Practising "I like eating straw" (Fast)

Clarence talks about effective rehearsing

Practising Do Mi Do

Practising Do So Do

Egan's Polka New Audio 2 Performance track (without vocals)

Practising "I like eating" (SLOW)

Practising "I like eating" (Fast)

Practising "I like eating straw" (Slow)

Practising Mi So Do

Claves 70bpm (in sync)

Claves 80bpm

Claves 100bpm

Rhythmic Ostinato Actions

Elevator 

Bungalow Piano backing

Bungalow

Warm ups 

Practising a rhythmic accompaniment

Music

Practising effectively

Practising a melodic accompaniment

Playing together as an ensemble

Rehearsing as an ensemble

Performing and reflecting on the rehearsal journey

In this unit, we explore effective ensemble rehearsal. Professional ensembles share their secrets for success when practising alone, in small groups and as a wider ensemble. Effective rehearsal strategies are then explicitly taught to the pupils and developed in our ensemble piece.

Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble

True or false?  Practising with purpose is better than just repeating the piece over and over again.

the organisation and feel of the beats as strong-weak-medium-weak

playing it at performance speed and repeating it until it's secure

Which of these is not a useful strategy for practising?

What musical word means the speed of the music?

the pattern of sounds or silences we play or sing

a musical thought, like a sentence in a story

the combination of different layers of sounds

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

thinking about what needs improving and working on that

repeating the whole piece over and over again

not worrying about accuracy at this stage

Which of these is a good practice strategy?

When we want to play in time, we need to feel the {{}}.

Practising a rhythmic accompaniment

Lesson outcome