Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

It's me again, Mrs. Steele, and I've got another music lesson for us today.

Today we're going to be carrying on with our learning about part singing and we're going to be adding rhythmic ostinato accompaniments.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to play a rhythmic ostinato accompaniment with a strong pulse whilst singing simultaneously.

Let's look at our keywords for today.

Rhythm, the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing.

Rhythmic ostinato, a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern.

Texture, the combination of different layers of sounds.

And notation, a way of visually representing and recording music.

We know how important it is to warm up our voices, our bodies, and our minds before every music lesson to make sure that we're ready to sing and play together, and so that we can sing safely.

Join in with these warmups.

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.

(vocalizing) (children vocalizing) Very good, let's do that one more time.

Stretch up onto your tiptoes.

Hold onto the monkey bar, lowering our heels to the 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 (vocalizing).

(children vocalizing) 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 tiny shape.

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

And we are 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, hmm, 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.

Quite tough.

Hmm, it's gotten a bit softer.

Some really good chewing.

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

I have to use my tongue.

And reel it back, hmm.

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.

Hmm, delicious.

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

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

Ready? (instructor breathing loudly) (timer ticking) (instructor exhaling loudly) (instructor breathing loudly) (instructor exhaling loudly) (bright 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 Mrs. Steele>These chants, songs, 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.

(upbeat music) ♪ Uno, dos, tres, cho ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, co ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, la ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, te ♪ ♪ Bate, bate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, cho ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, co ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, la ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, te ♪ ♪ Bate, bate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, cho ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, co ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, la ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, te ♪ ♪ Bate, bate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, cho ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, co ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, la ♪ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, te ♪ ♪ Bate, bate, chocolate ♪ (upbeat music) <v Mrs. Steele>Now, we're going to sing three-partner songs</v> that we know well.

"One Bottle of Pop," "Fish and Chips and Vinegar," and "You Can't Put Your Muck in my Dustbin." Press pause now to split into three groups to get ready.

Ready? Here we go.

Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar ♪ ♪ Fish and chips and vinegar ♪ ♪ Pepper, pepper, pepper, hot ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ One bottle of pop ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ Two bottles of pop ♪ ♪ Vinegar ♪ ♪ Three bottles of pop ♪ ♪ Vinegar ♪ ♪ Four bottles of pop ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ Five bottles of pop ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ Six bottles of pop ♪ ♪ Pepper, pepper, pepper, hot ♪ ♪ Seven bottle of pop, pop ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ You can't put your muck ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ In my dustbin ♪ ♪ Vinegar, vinegar ♪ ♪ My dustbin, my dustbin ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ You can't put your muck ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ In my dustbin ♪ ♪ Pepper, pepper, pepper, hot ♪ ♪ My dustbin's full ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ You can't put your muck ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ In my dustbin ♪ ♪ Vinegar, vinegar ♪ ♪ My dustbin, my dustbin ♪ ♪ Fish and chips ♪ ♪ You can't put your muck ♪ ♪ And vinegar ♪ ♪ In my dustbin ♪ ♪ Pepper, pepper, pepper, hot ♪ ♪ My dustbin's full ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>And finally, join in singing "Salibonani."</v> Here's the music for you.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Sali, sali, salibonani ♪ ♪ Sali, sali, salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Salibonani ♪ ♪ Sali, sali, salibonani ♪ ♪ Sali, sali, salibonani ♪ <v ->Let's take a moment to check if we're ready for music.

</v> Check that you have a comfortable singing posture and that your voice feels warm and ready.

We are going to begin by creating two layers using a rhythmic ostinato.

It's time to sing and play "Tambores" together.

Choose the action level that's right for you.

I'm going to show you a video of level one, then press pause and try that if that's the one you're going to choose.

If you are ready for even more of a challenge, try the very tricky level two.

Bonus points if you can sing and play level two at the same time.

That is monstrously tricky.

So here's the video of level one.

Then you can give it a try if you want.

And if you want to find the video button for level two, it's there for you when you need it.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singers singing in foreign language) <v ->We can create body percussion patterns of our own</v> to play alongside "Tambores." Here's a simple pattern using just half of the actions.

The rhythm of our new body percussion is, (Mrs. Steele clapping rhythmically).

Have a listen to "Tambores" again.

Can you identify the new pattern played on the drum? You'll also be able to hear the claves playing the beat.

Here's the music.

Listen carefully.

(bouncy music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singers singing in foreign language) <v ->This pattern repeating throughout the song</v> creates a rhythmic ostinato.

And ostinato is a repeated musical pattern.

Listen again to "Tambores," tapping the rhythmic ostinato gently on your knees throughout.

Here's the music again.

(bouncy music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ (singers singing in foreign language) <v ->Now, have a go at it with a partner.

</v> Play the new rhythmic ostinato using the body percussion pattern.

Try singing at the same time if you can.

You could add drums too.

Press pause to try that musical challenge now with a partner.

And you can use the audio button to support you with this if you need it.

When we add a rhythmic ostinato, we're adding another layer of sound.

This builds the texture of our song.

It's time for a quick check-in.

Who is correct? Izzy says, "Texture is the way music is organized." Do you agree? And Sofia says, "Texture is the combination of different layers of sounds." Pause now to decide who you agree with.

Here comes the answer.

I definitely agree with Sofia.

That's the right answer.

Texture is the combination of different layers of sounds.

Well done if you remember that.

Now, let's play "Round and round We Must Go." watch this video to learn how to play the game, then press pause to try it where you are.

As you play, remember to keep moving on the beat, even when you're crouching down low.

Here's the video, then press pause to play round around where you are.

And there's an audio button to support you when you are playing if you need it.

Here's the video.

(upbeat music) ♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, Sofia, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, Jacob, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, Izzy, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>Listen carefully again</v> to "Round and Round We Must Go." Can you hear a repeating pattern on the drum? This rhythmic ostinato comes from some of the lyrics in the song.

Listen really carefully.

Can you work out what these are? Here comes the music.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, mm-hmm, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, mm-hmm, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ <v ->Hello again.

</v> Did you work it out? The rhythmic ostinato comes from the words bom, makaleli.

Well done if you noticed that.

The notation of this rhythmic ostinato looks and sounds like this.

♪ Ta-di-mi, ta-di ♪ And when we add the lyrics from the song, it looks and sounds like this.

♪ Bom, makaleli ♪ Listen again to "Round and Round We Must Go." This time, tap the rhythmic ostinato on alternate knees.

The alternating taps helps as it's quite fast.

Here comes the music.

Join in, tapping the rhythmic ostinato on your knees.

♪ Ready, steady, off we go ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, mm-hmm, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Round and round we must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ ♪ Down, mm-hmm, you must go ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli, chee chiem bom ♪ <v ->Let's play "Round and Round" again.

</v> This time, we're going to play a slightly different version of the game.

For this version, begin with three pupils playing the rhythmic ostinato on drums. But this time, as you play, when you are selected by the leader, take a step back out of the circle and join in playing that rhythmic ostinato.

You could tap it, you could play an instrument, or you could whisper bom, makaleli, bom, makaleli, Press pause to have a go at playing "Round and Round" in this new way.

Have fun.

Can you identify how the rhythmic ostinato fits with our feet moving around the circle in time to the beat? ♪ Bom, makaleli ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli ♪ ♪ Bom, makaleli ♪ Did hearing, feeling, and playing the rhythmic ostinato help you to stay in time with your group? You could press pause now to share your ideas about this, or you could think about it in your thinking voice.

Let's move on now to creating three layers with a rhythmic ostinato.

Do you remember this one? Here's "Bubblegum, Bubblegum." Let's chant it together.

Here's the music ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum off my feet ♪ <v ->The lyrics of "Bubblegum, Bubblegum"</v> can be used to create a rhythmic ostinato.

♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ Chant this phrase four times.

As you do so, can you hear where the start of each beat falls? Press pause to practice chanting this four times.

Here, the heart show where the start of each beat begins.

♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ The notation for this rhythmic ostinato looks and sounds like this.

♪ Ta-ka-di, ta-ka-di, ta-di-ta ♪ And when we add the lyrics from the chant, it looks and sounds like this.

♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ It's your turn to practice playing that rhythmic ostinato now on claves.

To begin with, you might like to split into two groups with one group chanting and the other group playing, and then swap.

Remember to feel the steady pulse as you play and chant together.

Have a go at playing ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum, chew and blow ♪ on your claves.

Press pause to give that a try.

When we add the rhythmic ostinato, we are building the texture.

This time, try singing "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" as you play the rhythmic ostinato.

I wonder if you can notice, is this trickier than chanting? Or perhaps you feel prepared to do that now.

Here comes the audio.

Listen to how that sounds, then press pause to try it where you are.

And you can use the audio button to support you with this if you'd like to.

♪ 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 ♪ <v Mrs. Steele>We can build a thicker texture</v> by layering the "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" rhythmic ostinato under partner songs.

Listen to this recording.

How many layers can you identify? ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Chew and blow ♪ ♪ La, la ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Te, te ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate la ♪ ♪ Taste so sweet ♪ ♪ Chocolate te ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Off my feet ♪ ♪ Are best ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Chew and blow ♪ ♪ La, la ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Scrape your toe ♪ ♪ Te, te ♪ ♪ Bubblegum, bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate la ♪ ♪ Taste so sweet ♪ ♪ Chocolate te ♪ ♪ Get that bubblegum ♪ ♪ Chocolate, chocolate ♪ ♪ Off my feet ♪ ♪ Are best ♪ <v ->I've got another musical challenge for you now.

</v> Now to do this, you're going to need to divide into two groups.

Group one, you'll sing "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" and play the rhythmic ostinato.

Group one will begin first.

Then group two, sing our partner song, "Chocolate," doing actions on your own or with a partner if you'd like.

Remember, don't try to sing louder or block out the sound of the other group.

We want to have open ears and hear how all of these layers are working together.

If you fancy an extra challenge, you could try moving around the room as you sing or muddling yourselves up and standing next to someone from a different group.

That way, you can hear all the layers working together in harmony even more.

You're going to want to do this at your own pace where you are.

So I'll show you the slide that you might need to support you first before you press pause.

Here it comes.

Okay, you are ready.

Press pause to try that musical challenge where you are.

Good luck.

Could you hear all three layers of sound? The "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" melody, "Bubblegum" rhythmic ostinato, and "Chocolate" too.

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

Were you able to hold your part while hearing the other group at the same time? Could you hear three of those layers of sound? And did you manage to feel the steady pulse as the ostinato was played? Well done, everyone.

Great music making.

We've come to the end of our lesson today.

So let's take a moment to reflect on everything we've been learning together.

We know that adding a rhythmic ostinato under a song creates another layer of texture.

And we know that playing a rhythmic ostinato can help us keep in time with a steady pulse.

A rhythmic ostinato can be inspired by rhythms from a song just like in "Bubblegum, Bubblegum" or Bom, makaleli.

And we know that a rhythmic ostinato can be layered under partner songs to create a thicker texture.

And finally, we can use Takadimi notation to help us read rhythms. What great work today everyone.

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

Bye.