Celebrating through song

Music

United by song in the sports arena

Songs uniting a crowd

How singing affects our mood

The power of singing together

Singing to affect an audience

This unit investigates the power of music to unite people. Pupils explore how song is used in sacred spaces, sports arenas and live concerts. Pupils study songs with unity as their common theme and use the lyrics to guide an effective, emotive performance.

Singing together: how songs unite us

Choose a phrase to complete the sentence: A crescendo can be used to ...

Match the dynamic changes to the conductor's gesture.

a gradual decrease in loudness or intensity

Match the musical direction to its meaning.

Dynamics are very often used to convey __________ to the listener.

The cello belongs to which instrument family of the orchestra?

What is the name for the role of the person who directs an orchestra or choir?

Crescendo is an Italian word we use in music, meaning 'to get gradually louder'.  What do you think decrescendo means?

Celebrating through song

Lesson outcome