the combination of different layers of sounds

use of the mouth and voice to mimic sounds such as a drum machine

a recognised form of artistic composition

an electronic instrument that creates drum beats and percussive sounds

Breathing warm up 

British English CC

Articulation warm up

Goobledegook tongue twister

Build Me Up - full track

Build me up cropped spoken part

Jason Singh short performance

Jason Singh introducing himself / beatboxing

TR-808 full drum kit beat

808 samples: sound 1 (Snare)

808 samples: sound 2 (Clave)

808 samples: sound 3 (maracas)

808 samples: sound 4 (cowbell) 

Jason mimics the sound of a drum machine

Jason hi hat - extract 1

Jason snare drum  extract 2

Jason Claves extract 3

Jason maracas extract 4

Jason bass drum extract 5

Bass drum - example video

How to make the bass drum beatboxing sound 

Have a go at making the bass drum beatboxing sound

Hi-hat - example video

How to make the hi-hat beatboxing sound

Have a go at making the hi-hat beatboxing sound

Snare Drum Sound

How to make the snare drum beatboxing sound

Have a go at making the snare drum beatboxing sound

Task C - all three beatboxing sounds together 

Backing track (70bpm)

Introducing beatboxing vocal percussion

Music

Layering beatboxing vocal percussion sounds

Rehearsing a texture of two or more parts

Improvising using beatboxing techniques and vocal sounds inspired by nature

Improvising a beatboxing film score

Evaluating and performing a beatboxing film score

This unit introduces beatboxing as a vocal art form. The sounds of the drum machine are recreated using vocal percussion alongside other beatboxing influences including the sounds of nature. Working in groups, pupils build texture with multilayered vocal sounds.

Playing together: discovering different vocal timbres

Do you use a singing or a speaking voice for beatboxing?

Beatboxing originated after musicians and artists recreated the sound of which instrument?

Which consonant letters most closely match these beatboxing sounds?

Use of the mouth and voice to mimic sounds such as a drum machine

Keeping a steady beat when you are singing a song

Use of the mouth and lips to count in time

To get our bodies, voices and minds ready for music

Which of these instruments is the claves?

An instrument played by plucking or bowing strings

An instrument played by striking, shaking or scraping

Introducing beatboxing vocal percussion

Lesson outcome