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(no audio) <v ->Hi everyone.

</v> Welcome to this new unit, "Singing for Performance, "Discovering Different Ways to Sing in Harmony".

My name is Mr. Andrews.

Let's get started.

By the end of the lesson today, you'll have practiced keeping in time with others and shown the melodic shape of a song using actions.

Here are some of the key words we're going to need today.

Beat, which is the playing or showing of a steady pulse, a bit like the ticking of a clock.

Thinking voice, which is singing music inside your head rather than out loud.

And melodic shape, which is the up and down movement of pitches in music or in a song.

Before we start, it's important we warm up so our bodies, minds, and voices are ready to go.

Here are three of my favorite warmups that you can join in with where you are.

The first one is called, "Oh, My Aunt Came Back".

It goes like this.

♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Budapest ♪ ♪ From Budapest ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A scratchy vest ♪ ♪ A scratchy vest ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Timbuktu ♪ ♪ From Timbuktu ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A wooden shoe ♪ ♪ A wooden shoe ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From my home ♪ ♪ From my home ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A lovely comb ♪ ♪ A lovely comb ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Guadeloupe ♪ ♪ From Guadeloupe ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A hula hoop ♪ ♪ A hula hoop ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From the county fair ♪ ♪ From the county fair ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A rocking chair ♪ ♪ A rocking chair ♪ ♪ Oh my aunt came back ♪ ♪ Oh my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From the zoo ♪ ♪ From the zoo ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A monkey like you ♪ ♪ A monkey like you ♪ <v ->Now it's your turn.

</v> Copy after me and don't forget the actions.

♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Budapest ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A scratching vest ♪ ♪ Oh my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Timbuktu ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A wooden shoe ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ (foot stomping) ♪ From my home ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A lovely comb ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From Guadeloupe ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A hula hoop ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From the county fair ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A rocking chair ♪ ♪ Oh, my aunt came back ♪ ♪ From the zoo ♪ ♪ And she brought with her ♪ ♪ A monkey like you ♪ I hope you didn't get too tangled up in that song.

Our second warmup today is called "Bubble Gum".

Take a listen and see if you can join in where you are.

How many times do you hear the word bubble gum in the song? ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubble gum off my feet ♪ If you counted seven times, you're right.

This time, add these actions on the word bubble gum.

(hands smack) Bubble gum.

Are you ready? ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubble gum off my feet ♪ Let's try it a tiny bit faster.

Are you ready? ♪ Off we go ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubble gum off my feet ♪ Last time really fast.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubble gum off my feet ♪ How did you do? Remember, you can always wind the video back and have another go if you need.

Our last warmup game today is one of my favorites.

It's called "Johnny Caught a Flea".

Listen to how the song goes and then try playing the game where you are.

To play "Johnny Caught a Flea", stand facing a partner with your fist on your hand like this.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ Johnny caught a flea ♪ ♪ Flea died, Johnny cried one, two, three ♪ <v Mr. Andrews>At the end of the song show, rock, paper,</v> or scissors in your hands and the person who loses sits down.

When you play again, if you win, you get to stand back up.

If you draw, you stay as you are, nothing changes.

Here it is played as a whole class.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ Johnny caught a flea ♪ ♪ Flea died, Johnny cried, one two three ♪ (children groan) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ Johnny caught a flea ♪ ♪ Flea died, Johnny cried, one two three ♪ <v ->Yes!</v> <v ->Try playing a few rounds where you are.

</v> Hopefully you are now ready for our music lesson today.

Jacob says his body feels relaxed, his throat feels warm, and his mind is alert.

He's ready to go.

Here are today's learning cycles.

The first one, keeping in time with others is really important when we sing in parts so all the parts can stay in time together.

Let's do it.

We're about to hear a piece of music and it's in four time.

That means all the way through, you'll feel a repeating pattern of four beats.

One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.

And that beat pattern feels strong, weak, medium, weak, strong, weak, medium, weak, all the way through.

We're gonna practice that by copying some actions with the music and the actions will show the strong, weak, medium, weak beat pattern all the way through.

A word of warning from Andeep.

"Watch out.

"The actions will get harder.

"How long can you follow without making a mistake?" Good luck.

(upbeat music) <v ->My turn, watch.

</v> (upbeat music continues) Your turn, off you go.

(upbeat music continues) My turn, watch.

(upbeat music continues) Your turn, off you go.

(upbeat music continues) My turn, watch (upbeat music continues) Your turn, off you go.

(upbeat music continues) My turn, watch.

(upbeat music continues) Your turn, off you go.

(upbeat music continues) How did it go? Hopefully you felt the beat pattern all the way through.

One, two, three, four.

Strong, weak, medium, weak.

Let's check what we've learned.

True or false? "Beat four always feels stronger than the other beats." Pause here to discuss if you need to.

That is false.

It's beat one that always feels strongest.

Strong, weak, medium, weak.

One, two, three, four.

Here's a new song.

It's called "London Bridge".

I'll sing it for you.

See if you can feel the beat of the song and tap it on your shoulders as you listen.

I'll sing, you find the beat.

Ready? ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ Falling down, falling down ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ My fair lady ♪ How did you do? Let's check together.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ Falling down, falling down ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ My fair lady ♪ Nice work.

You might have noticed that "London Bridge" is also in four time, so the beats feel strong, weak, medium, weak all the way through.

We can practice that today in small groups, and you need two pens or pencils each.

This game works in groups of three, four, or even five, but make sure you don't leave anybody out.

How do we show the beats? Put your left pencil in front of you and hold it still.

You use your right pencil to show the beat.

Beat one goes on your own shoulder.

Beat two, tap your own pencil.

Beat three, you tap your partner's pencil.

And beat four, you tap your own pencil again.

So it goes shoulder, pencil, partner, pencil, strong, weak, medium, weak, one, two, three, four.

Watch this video to see how it works.

<v Children>Ready, steady, off we go.

</v> One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

<v ->You'll get a chance to practice that in a moment.

</v> Before you do, watch how that pencil pattern fits with the song.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ Falling down, falling down ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ My fair lady ♪ <v Mr. Andrews>A reminder from Jacob</v> that there are four beats in each pencil pattern.

One, two, three, four, strong, weak, medium, weak.

Watch the video again and this time, can you count how many beats there are all together in the whole song? ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ Falling down, falling down ♪ ♪ London Bridge is falling down ♪ ♪ My fair lady ♪ <v ->Let's check.

</v> In "London Bridge", how many beats are in the whole song? You can wind back to listen again if you need to.

If you counted 16 beats, you are absolutely right.

Here's today's task.

Practice singing "London Bridge" in a small group showing the beat with your pencil pattern.

Once that's confident, choose beat one, two, three, or four and only sing out loud on that beat.

For all the other beats, sing in your thinking voice.

Here's an example of only singing on beat one.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ London ♪ (pencils click) ♪ Falling ♪ (pencils click) ♪ London ♪ (pencils click) ♪ My ♪ (pencils click) <v ->So they were only singing on beat one</v> when they were tapping the pencil on their shoulder.

You can choose any beat you like, but make sure you're singing the song in your head for the other beats so it all stays in time together.

Pause the video here and best of luck.

(no audio) How did it go? Aisha asks, "Did you stay in time?" Unless the whole group is doing it in time together, the song might fall apart.

Andy asks, "Did you only sing on the beat that you chose?" Let's check altogether by watching this example where children are only singing on beat three.

That's the one where you tap your partner's pencil.

Can you sing along with a video ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (pencils clicking) ♪ Falling ♪ (pencils clicking) ♪ Falling ♪ (pencils clicking) ♪ Falling ♪ (pencils clicking) ♪ Lady ♪ <v ->For our last learning cycle today,</v> we'll be showing melodic shape with actions.

Why is that important when we're singing in parts? Well, singing in parts can be very distracting.

Like Andeep says, "Other people might be singing different "pitches to us, so it's helpful to know the exact pitches "in the part that we are singing." Here's a welcome song from Zimbabwe called "Sorida".

Watch how the bean bag shows the ♪ High, middle, and low ♪ Pitches in the song.

The pitch movement is what we call melodic shape.

♪ Sorida, sorida ♪ ♪ Rida, rida ♪ ♪ Sorida, sorida ♪ ♪ Rida, rida ♪ ♪ Da, da, da ♪ ♪ Da, da, da ♪ ♪ Rida, rida ♪ ♪ Da, da, da ♪ ♪ Da, da, da ♪ ♪ Rida, rida ♪ Let's check.

How many pitches were there in.

♪ Sorida ♪ Is it two, three, four, or five? Pause here to work out your answer.

If you said three pitches.

♪ High, middle, and low ♪ You are absolutely right.

Here's another song that has three pitches.

♪ Double double this this ♪ ♪ Double double that that ♪ ♪ Double this double that ♪ ♪ Double double this that.

♪ <v ->Can you hear the melodic shape with the.

</v> ♪ High, middle, and low ♪ Pitches? Can you remember what melodic shape describes? Is it A, the order of the song words? B, the volume of the music? C, how the pitches move up and down in a song? Or D, the shape of the singer's mouth? Pause here to work out your answer.

If you said C, how the pictures move up and down in a song, you are spot on.

Here's today's task.

In the song, "Double Double", we can show the high, middle and low melodic shape with actions.

The.

♪ High pitch ♪ Can be tapped on your shoulders.

The.

♪ Middle pitch ♪ Can be a clap with a partner or to the side if you're a group of three.

And the ♪ Low pitch ♪ Can be tapped on your lap.

Watch the pitch actions for the beginning of the song.

♪ Double double this this ♪ ♪ Double double that that ♪ ♪ Double this double that ♪ ♪ Double double this that ♪ For your task, can you work out the missing actions by listening to where the pitch moves in the song? Remember, if it's a ♪ High pitch ♪ You tap your shoulders.

If it's ♪ In the middle ♪ It's clap with a partner.

If it's a ♪ Low pitch ♪ You tap your lap.

Once you've worked out the correct pitch actions, see if you can work out which word is always on the ♪ High pitch ♪ Which word is always the ♪ Middle pitch ♪ And which word is always the ♪ Low pitch ♪ You can pause here to try and do both tasks.

How did you get on? This next video shows you the correct actions that show the ♪ High, middle, and low ♪ Pitches.

It shows the melodic shape in "Double Double".

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Double double this this ♪ ♪ Double double that that ♪ ♪ Double this double that ♪ ♪ Double double this that ♪ <v ->Did you also work out that the highest pitch</v> is always on the word ♪ Double ♪ The middle pitch is always the word ♪ This ♪ and the lowest pitch is on the word ♪ That ♪ Before we finish, let's sum up what we learned today.

Before we sing in parts, it's important we can keep a steady beat to stay in time with others.

In four time, the organization and feel of the beats is strong, weak, medium, weak.

Melodic shape describes the up and down movement of the pictures in the music or in a song, and we can show melodic shape using actions like we did in the song, "Double Double".

Great singing today, folks.

I look forward to seeing you next time.

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