the combination of different layers of sounds

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

imitating something, like the sound of an instrument

a description of the sound or tone of an instrument

Hear the clave beatboxing sound

British English CC

Make the three vocal sounds - bass drum, hi-hat, snare drum 

Check  - what percussion is mimicked?

Have a go at making the clave beatboxing sound

Task A - bass drum practice 

claves - example audio

Task A - hi-hat practice

Task A - shaker practice

Watch Jason Singh beatboxing

Task A - clave practice 

egg shaker - example audio

Hear Jason make the sound of the shaker

Have a go at making the shaker beatboxing sound

Task A - snare drum practice

Jason layering four beatboxing sounds

Layering bass and snare

Layering claves and hi-hat

Warm-ups

Build Me Up - Part 1 (spoken)

Build Me Up - Part 1, 2 (spoken followed by sung entry at 46 seconds)

Layering beatboxing vocal percussion sounds

Music

Introducing beatboxing vocal percussion

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

imitating something like the sound of an instrument

True or false? Beatboxing is really complicated.

the pattern of sounds that we play and sing

the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock

Match the definition to the correct musical element.

When we layer multiple sounds we create a __________ texture.

When was the TR-808 drum machine launched?

The {{}} is the playing or showing of the steady pulse, like the ticking of a clock.

{{}} is an art form that uses the mouth and voice to mimic sounds such as that of a drum machine.

An electronic instrument that creates drum beats and percussion sounds

A rhythm machine that allows you to practise drum beats

Which of these instruments most closely match these consonant sounds when beat boxing.

A box with a rhythmic beat pattern on it.

A form of vocal percussion that uses the mouth, lips, tongue and voice.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Layering beatboxing vocal percussion sounds

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.