where the rhythm Ta-di is divided into unequal parts, creating a "long-short" pattern

creative, in-the-moment musical composition

the five tones, la, do, re, mi and so arranged in an ascending or descending order

Five Notes in a Pentatonic (with vocal)

British English CC

Five Notes in a Pentatonic (backing track)

Straight quavers - example

Swung quavers - example

D minor pentatonic scale (ascending and descending) - audio

Richard Barnard improvisation example

Slow backing track (eight bars)

Fast backing track (eight bars)

D minor pentatonic scale (ascending) - video

D minor pentatonic scale (descending) - video

D minor pentatonic scale (ascending and descending) - video

Minor pentatonic scale - video

Telephone Song circle game (audio)

Telephone Song circle game (video)

Clapping exercise

Playing the D minor pentatonic scale

Music

Improvisation and the 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

Creating and performing an improvised jazz piece

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? Improvising can mean making small simple changes to a melody or scale to create something new.

The D minor pentatonic scale consists of __________ notes.

when music begins on any beat except for the first beat; also known as anacrusis

a repeating musical idea created from a rhythmic pattern

__________ is where the rhythm Ta-di is divided into unequal parts, creating a "long-short" pattern.

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

the pattern of sounds and silences that we play and sing

the playing or showing of the steady pulse like the ticking of a clock

the regular, steady heartbeat of the music

Match the musical element to its definition.

a series of notes arranged in an ascending or descending order

a silence in music of a certain amount of time

Which of these is a pitched percussion instrument?

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

Playing the D minor pentatonic scale

Lesson outcome

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