the way the music is organised, ordering different sections of a piece

a piece or section of a piece performed by a single performer

to create music in the moment, using the voice or instruments, alone or with others

a term for the main melody or theme in jazz music

a measure of musical time with a set number of beats (e.g. 4 beats in 4-time)

Five Notes in a Pentatonic

British English CC

Backing track

Head (slow tempo)

Head (fast tempo with claves on the offbeat)

Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar? - example video

Bate Bate Chocolate - audio

H.E.L.L.O (four part round) - video

Creating and performing an improvised jazz piece

Music

Improvisation and the minor pentatonic scale

Playing the D minor pentatonic scale

Playing a minor pentatonic jazz melody

Improvising a phrase using the D minor pentatonic scale

Improvising longer phrases using the D minor pentatonic scale

In this unit, pupils listen to improvisation in jazz ensembles. Using the minor pentatonic scale on pitched percussion, they learn a minor pentatonic melody and practise tools to guide successful improvisation including repetition and sequencing.

Compose and rehearse: improvising with the minor pentatonic scale

True or false? In jazz music, the head is often played at the beginning and end of the piece.

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In 4-time, a good way to count 16 beats is:

you can prepare transitions between solos

Rehearsing as an ensemble is helpful because ...

the combination of different layers of sounds

When we play instruments together, we are playing in an ...

Jazz is a music genre that emerged from African-American communities in New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterised by ...

The minor pentatonic scale uses the following tones:

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Creating and performing an improvised jazz piece

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.