Revisit this original theme, playing it on a glockenspiel

National Children's Orchestra talk about working together 

Theme and Variations song

1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4 challenge

Practising and performing composed variations on a theme

Music

Theme and variation as a musical structure

Learning a musical theme

Composing a rhythmic variation to a theme

Composing a melodic variation to a theme

Composing a further variation to a theme

In this unit, pupils will compose short variations on a given simple theme using glockenspiels or online keyboards on tablets or laptops. Exploring examples of theme and variations such as 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' will create an understanding of how this structure is formed.

Compose and Create: creating melodic variations based on a theme

Compose and Create: creating melodic variations based on a theme

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