music that originates from a particular country, culture or people that is usually passed down orally

to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

a musical thought, like a sentence in a story

Whole-body warm-up

British English CC

Breathing Exercises

Vocal warm-ups

Warming-up our mouths - video

Warming-up our mouths - audio backing

Bungalow - video

Bungalow Piano Accomp 

Egan Polka (version A)

Tin Whistle 

Violin 

New Audio 1 Egan's Polka Full Arrangement + Vocal

Say it

Tap it

New Audio 1 Egan's Polka Full arrangement + Vocal

Rainbow Phrases - Audio

Rainbow Phrases

Staccato & Legato

Practising effectively

Music

Practising a rhythmic accompaniment

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? Folk music is usually written down.

When we deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills, we are ...

playing or singing it at full speed straight away

repeating the whole piece over and over again

always starting from the beginning again when you go wrong

Which of these is a good practice technique?

the combination of different layers of sounds

an instrument that can play notes of one or more pitches when we strike it

creative in the moment musical composition

the combination of musical instruments used in a piece of music

A combination of notes to make a memorable tune is called a {{}}.

True or false? A xylophone is a pitched percussion instrument.

a constant pitched sound that continues throughout the music

a gradual increase in loudness or intensity

the description of the sound or tone of an instrument

Starter Quiz

What is instrumentation?