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Hi everyone.

It's me again, Mrs. Steele, and I'm back with another music lesson for us to explore today.

Today we're going to be learning all about layering part singing, adding a three-note melody.

By the end of today's lesson you will be able to play a three-note melody, partnering this with a different song.

Here are the key words that we'll need in our learning today.

Melody.

A combination of notes to make a memorable tune.

Texture.

The combination of different layers of sounds.

And pulse.

The regular steady heartbeat of the music.

We know how important it is to warm up our voices, our minds, and our bodies, so that we're ready to move, to play, and to sing.

This helps make sure we prevent injury so we can sing safely.

And it's also a great opportunity to develop our music skills too, such as our sense of pulse and understanding of rhythm.

Join in with these warmups where you are.

Here comes the video.

<v ->Let's begin by warming up our bodies</v> because we know how important it is to warm up before we start making music and singing.

We'll begin with a stretch, arms high into the air, onto our tiptoes.

Hold onto a monkey bar.

And we are going to not let go of that monkey bar, but we are going to lower our heels to the ground, so we're going to get taller.

Lowering to the count of four, here we go.

One, two, three, four.

Gosh, you're all super tall.

Drop your fingers and your wrists and your elbows and your shoulders.

Relax your knees and go, (makes gibberish sound).

(children make gibberish sound) Very good, let's do that one more time.

Stretch up onto your tiptoes.

Hold onto the monkey bar.

Lowering our heels to a count of four, going one, two, three, four, gosh, you're so tall now.

Drop your fingers and your wrists, and your elbows and your shoulders.

Relax your knees and (makes gibberish sound).

(children make gibberish sound) Very good.

Now let's take up as much space as we can.

Make a really, really big space.

Huge shapes.

And we are going to shrink down into a titchy, tiny shape.

Tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, like a little seed.

And we're now going to grow back to a big shape, are you ready, one, two, three, go.

Grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow.

And relax.

Feet slightly apart, arms by our side.

Let's focus on our bodies now.

Wiggle your nose.

And your knees.

Fingers.

Toes.

Bottoms. Ears.

Back to nose.

And fingers and toes together.

And relax.

Really well done.

Now we are going to warm up our faces by chewing a toffee.

Find yours, mine's in my pocket right here, and it's this big.

And when we put it in our mouth, we're going to begin to chew.

Let's all do it together.

It's quite tough.

Mm, it's getting a bit softer.

Do some really good chewing.

Oh no, it's stuck to my teeth at the back.

I'll have to use my tongue.

And the other bit.

Really big chewing now.

And now we're going to do something horrible and chew with our mouth open.

Don't tell the folks at home.

Mm, delicious.

<v ->Join in with me on this breathing exercise.

</v> We're going to breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, and hold for four, like a square.

Ready? (breathing in slowly) (breathing out slowly) (breathing in slowly) (breathing out slowly) (upbeat piano music) ♪ One, one, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six ♪ ♪ Five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven ♪ ♪ Six, five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ Eight, eight, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, five, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, five, four, three ♪ ♪ Four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, five, four, three ♪ ♪ Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪ Eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one ♪ ♪ Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight ♪ <v ->These songs, chants and games</v> will help us to warm up further, as they help us to use our bodies and our voices in lots of different ways.

First up, join in with "Bate Bate Chocolate".

Here's the music.

(rhythmic music) (singers singing in foreign language) (rhythmic music continues) <v ->And now it's time for "Tambores".

</v> You can choose whether you want to take part in level one, or if you're up for a challenge, the trickier level two.

Press pause now to find the video that's right for you.

And now join in with "Obwisana".

Watch this video, then press pause to try it where you are.

As you're playing, you could use the audio button to support if you'd like it.

Here's the video first.

(rhythmic music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (participants singing in foreign language) <v ->Let's take a moment to check if you're ready for music.

</v> Check you've got a comfortable singing posture and your voice feels warm and ready.

We're going to begin by learning about three-part singing.

Today we're going to be singing in three-part harmony.

When we sing in parts, we know that it's important to try and keep a balanced sound.

We want to sing our part with confidence, but try not to block out the other sounds.

We want to have open ears and enjoy all the harmonies we're going to create.

Our song, "Banaha (Si Si Si)", can be sung as a three-part round.

When we sing in three parts, we're creating a thicker texture.

Let's sing "Banaha" in unison, then once you've remembered how it goes, split into three parts and sing it as a three-part round.

Here comes the music for you to join in in unison.

Then press pause to sing it as a three-part round, using the music again to support if you'd like to.

Here it comes for you to sing in unison.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singer singing in foreign language) (singer continues singing in foreign language) (singer continues singing in foreign language) <v ->It's time for a check-in with our learning so far.

</v> Texture is one of our musical elements, but can you remember what it describes? Does texture describe A, the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing? B, the combination of different layers of sounds.

C, a description of the sound or tone of an instrument.

Or is texture D, the way the music is organized? Press pause now to decide your answer.

What do you think? Here comes the right answer.

Texture describes the combination of different layers of sounds.

Well done if you remembered that.

When we sing in a round, we need to be able to feel the steady pulse to help us to keep in time.

We can think about this particularly in our song, "Round and Round (the Earth is Turning)".

Sing "Round and Round (the Earth is Turning)" in unison, then press pause to split into three groups and sing it as a three-part round.

Here comes the music for you to sing in unison, then press pause to sing it as a three-part round.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Round and round the earth is turning ♪ ♪ Turning always into morning ♪ ♪ And from morning into night ♪ <v ->Here's another song we know, "Fruit Canon".

</v> It's got lots of repeating lyrics, so it's particularly important that you feel the steady pulse as you sing, so that you don't rush or get lost in amongst that fruit salad.

Here comes the music.

Join in.

(upbeat piano music) ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ (upbeat piano music continues) <v ->Now let's sing "Fruit Canon" as a three-part round.

</v> Have a different group starting off this time.

Remember that we begin and end in unison, and the part that's a round is in the middle.

Press pause now to organize yourselves into three groups if you need to.

Are you ready? Here comes the music.

Remember, we start in unison first and then we go into a round.

Here it comes.

(upbeat piano music) ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango, mango ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi, kiwi ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ ♪ Banana, banana, banana, peel ♪ (upbeat piano music continues) <v ->Now we're going to sing</v> all three of these partner songs together, to create a thicker texture.

We've got "Bubblegum, Bubblegum", "Chocolate", and "Salibonani".

Let's practice each song separately.

Remember to feel the consistent, steady pulse throughout.

Let's start with "Bubblegum, Bubblegum".

Here comes the music.

Join in in unison.

♪ Ready steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ <v ->Now let's sing "Chocolate" in unison.

</v> Here's the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singers singing in foreign language) <v ->And finally, join in in unison with "Salibonani".

</v> Here it comes.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singers singing in foreign language) <v ->Now it's time to divide into two groups</v> and practice every combination of two songs together.

Make sure that each group has the opportunity to sing each part.

We've got "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" and "Chocolate" as a combination of two.

"Bubblegum, Bubblegum" with "Salibonani".

And "Chocolate" with "Salibonani".

Practicing in two parts helps us to get ready for the trickier challenge of three-part singing.

Press pause now to practice all of those different combinations, and you can use the audio buttons to help you with this if you'd like them.

Okay, we're ready for a trickier challenge now.

Let's divide into three groups and practice all three partner songs together.

Remember, make sure that every group has had the opportunity to sing each part.

Remember to feel the steady pulse as you sing.

That's even more important now we're in three parts.

Press pause now to organize who is singing what part, then meet me back here again and I'll play the music.

Now that you're ready, here comes the music.

Let's sing all three partner songs together.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum ♪ ♪ Off my feet ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ <v ->Hi again.

</v> I hope your three-part singing went well.

Is there one song that you find the easiest to sing in the three-part partner songs? What about which one is the trickiest, and why do you think this might be? Lucas says he finds it easiest singing "Chocolate".

He thinks it's because the rhythm is simple.

Sam finds "Bubblegum" the trickiest, because there are so many words to fit in.

I wonder which song you find the easiest and the trickiest.

You could press pause now to share your ideas, or you could think about them in your own thinking voice.

Let's move on now to layering a do, mi, so melody.

We can layer simple melodies over part songs too.

The three-note melody of "Chocolate" can be played on pitched percussion, and layered with "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" and "Salibonani".

Let's try chanting the rhythm of the whole song "Chocolate".

It sounds like this, then you can press pause to try it yourselves.

Ta-di, ta-di, ta, ta, ta-di, ta-di, ta, ta.

Ta-di, ta, ta-di, ta, ta-di, ta-di, ta, ta.

Press pause now to try that where you are.

"Chocolate" has three different notes in its melody.

So is the highest pitch.

♪ So ♪ Mi is the middle.

♪ Mi ♪ And the lowest pitch is do.

♪ Do ♪ ♪ So, mi, do ♪ ♪ Chocolate ♪ We can combine rhythm and pitch, writing the melody using stick notation.

This sounds like this.

♪ So so so so mi mi, so so so so do do, so so mi ♪ ♪ So so do, so so so so mi do ♪ Let's practice singing and signing, hearing the melody of "Chocolate" rise and fall.

I'll sing it one more time, then you can press pause to try it where you are, using your hand signs too.

♪ So so so so mi mi, so so so so do do ♪ ♪ So so mi, so so do ♪ ♪ So so so so mi do ♪ Press pause to try that where you are, using your hand signs too, and you could use the audio button to help you with this if you need it.

On stave notation, "Chocolate" looks like this.

Remember that this symbol tells us where do is.

Your new challenge is to find the three notes needed for "Chocolate", and practice playing it on pitched percussion with a steady pulse.

Watch this video to learn how to do that, then press pause to try it where you are on your pitched percussion instruments.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (gentle music) <v ->Now that we've mastered "Chocolate" on our instruments,</v> we're going to try layering that with "Bubblegum, Bubblegum".

To do that, the first thing you need to do is organize yourselves into groups.

There's a list on this slide of all sorts of different group options.

Press pause now to decide which one works for you, and then organize yourselves into those groups, then meet me back here in a moment.

Now that you're in your groups, let's talk a little more about the challenge, before you give it a go.

We're going to practice playing "Chocolate" and singing "Bubblegum".

But your "Chocolate" players might find it helpful to sing as they play too.

We're going to begin with an instrumental melody of "Chocolate", then join in singing "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" on the second repeat.

Watch this video to see what that looks like and listen to how it sounds.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Bubblegum, Bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ <v ->Now it's your turn.

</v> Press pause to layer playing "Chocolate" and singing "Bubblegum" in your groups.

Good luck.

See you soon.

Hello again.

Let's try another challenge.

This time we'll practice playing "Chocolate" and singing "Salibonani".

Remember to swap turns so that everyone has a chance to sing and to play on their pitched percussion instruments.

It can also be helpful, for those in the group that are singing, to gently tap the beat to help keep everyone in time.

Watch this video to learn how to play and sing "Chocolate" and "Salibonani".

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (gentle music) (singer singing in foreign language) <v ->Well done everyone.

</v> Those were some tricky challenges and it can take a lot of practice to get them exactly right.

Let's take a moment to reflect on our singing and playing.

Did you signal the beginning with a, "Ready, steady, off we go"? Did you tap a gentle beat to keep everyone in time? Did you play the melody once through before beginning the singing, so that we had that instrumental introduction? Did you play the melody accurately with a steady pulse? That's tricky to do.

And did you balance the sound so that every part could be heard? And could you sing the melodies accurately and clearly? Well done if you did those things, there was a lot going on there.

Great music-making, everyone.

We've come to the end of our music lesson today, so let's take a moment to think about everything we've been learning together.

We know that practicing well prepares us for singing three-part rounds and three partner songs.

We know that instrumental melodies can be layered under songs, just like we did today with "Chocolate".

And we know that a sound sense of pulse is essential when combining instrumental melodies and singing together.

Great music-making, again, everyone.

I can't wait to see you soon for another music lesson soon.

Bye!.