a dynamic instruction asking us to play or sing loudly

how individual notes or groups of notes should be played or sung

how clearly and precisely words are spoken or sung

a description of the tone, sound or singing quality of our voice

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British English CC

Hop Hop Hop

Discover your individual witch character - and follow the instructions

As We Close Our Sleepy Eyes

watch this part of an example staging

Watch this example of 'Hop Hop Hop'

Listen to the clip

Sing the first section with body percussion

opera singer explains how you can add a witchy vocal quality 

have a go at singing these lines with a ‘witchy’ vocal timbre, also for slide 21

Character Role Call

Spellcasting 

The Witch's Cauldron

Articulation and vocal quality when singing

Music

Controlling our voice to convey the feeling of a song

Balancing harmony lines in songs

Characterful singing

Effective rehearsal for a singing performance

Reflecting on a successful performance

In this unit, pupils develop their vocal technique and perform songs with a harmony line. They learn to rehearse songs to a performance standard and evaluate their singing, ensuring that they are able to convey the style of each song through an accurate, confident and responsive performance.

Singing for performance: conveying emotion and character through performance

The musical word for performing in a short and detached way is called ...

Which of these helps us to portray character in our voice?

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

when two or more notes played together clash with each other

a melodic phrase which is repeated at a higher or lower pitch

a series of notes arranged in an ascending or descending order

the organisation of notes around a central note, the tonic

the written form of a composition showing notation and instructions

an indication of the number of beats in a bar

The character {{}} help us to stage our song.

a description of the sound or tone of an instrument

when a melodic phrase is repeated at a higher or lower pitch

when two or more notes are played or sung together, creating a pleasing sound

a combination of notes to make a memorable tune

each layer of harmony has a distinct melody that moves at different times

playing two or more conflicting rhythms at the same time

Starter Quiz

What is a score?