a simple musical pattern that can be rhythmic or melodic

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

a style of music that originated in Nigeria, often with chanted vocals over repeated riffs

a musical part that supports the main melody or chant

a short, repeated musical phrase or pattern

Jason Singh rhythmic cells

British English CC

Clave rhythm as a melody - over soca beat

Clave rhythm as a melody with different 4th time 

Clave rhythm as a melody 

Sagidi Sagidi Sapopo Chant

Read the notation and clap this rhythmic cell (audio plays 4 times)

NEW Soca only 90pm to play over

Fusion song

1 1,2,1

Practising repetitive cells for a fusion performance

Music

Fusion and the evolution of musical styles

Fusing and layering rhythmic patterns

Melody in fusion music

Fusing together and arranging musical ideas

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

Which country did Afrobeat originate from?

Afrobeat is characterised by repetitive, layered, rhythmic accompaniment called an endless {{}}.

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune.

the up and down movement of pitches in music.

a short, repeated musical phrase or pattern.

the speed of the music - how fast or slow the music is.

the same tune sung or played at the same time.

the combination of different layers of sound.

a rhythm that emphasises weaker beats or in between beats.

A musical part that supports the main melody or chant is the {{}}.

Which of these instruments would you expect to hear in an Hindustani classical piece of music?

An orchestra consists of 4 families of instruments: strings, percussion, brass and {{}}.

a short, memorable musical idea, often repeated or varied throughout a piece

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

the opening section of a piece of music that comes before the main theme or song

Starter Quiz

A musical part that supports the main melody or chant is the .