the process of blending two or more different musical styles, genres, or traditions to create a new, distinct sound

to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

Soca rhythm

British English CC

Clave rhythm

Tango melody

Listen to the backing

backing track

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Fusion Song 

Fusing together and arranging musical ideas

Music

Fusion and the evolution of musical styles

Fusing and layering rhythmic patterns

Melody in fusion music

Practising repetitive cells for a fusion performance

Performing, listening and responding to each other

In this unit, pupils listen to music in which two or more styles have been fused together to create something new. They also learn short musical ideas that represent different musical genres and combine these as part of an ensemble.

Playing together: arranging and rehearsing a fusion performance

True or false? Experimenting and rejecting musical ideas is part of the process of creating music.

to create music in the moment, using the voice or instruments

to present music, playing or singing for an audience

True or false? Everyone responds to music in different ways.

a musical thought, like a sentence in a story

the combination of different layers of sounds

reusing musical ideas, pattens or phrases to make the music more memorable

When we are deliberately making an effort to improve musical skills, we are {{}}.

Fusing together and arranging musical ideas

Lesson outcome