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Year 5

Singing for performance: discovering different vocal timbres

6 lessons

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  • Developing our singing voice
  • Practising and preparing for a performance

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This unit teaches beatboxing. Bass drums, rim shots, and high hats are recreated using vocal percussion that is then used to accompany a range of performance songs. In groups, pupils build rhythms to add texture to their songs with multilayered vocal sounds.

This unit brings together an understanding of pulse, rhythm, texture and vocal timbre. Through the addition of beatboxing, pupils continue and further develop their ability to keep in time when performing in parts through this new style. By this stage, the pupils have an awareness of their vocal health, the need to warm up effectively, and how to stand for effective singing. The plosives used in beatboxing require abdominal support and this helps pupils find their lower support required for singing in performance, further enhancing their understanding of their voice as an instrument.

  1. Vocal techniques and vocal percussion
  2. Keeping a beat when using vocal percussion
  3. Sequencing beatboxing vocal techniques
  4. Building texture by layering beatboxing patterns
  5. Rehearsing beatboxing techniques and patterns
  6. Beatboxing vocal performance

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