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Year 7

Folk songs from around the world

6 lessons

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This unit explores folk music from around the world, with detailed looks at sea shanties and Russian folk dance. Pupils are exposed to a diverse array of folk music, exploring characteristics that are typical of folk traditions, composing simple melodies, singing and performing using keyboards.

Pupils learn about the folk song tradition, continuing to learn about the pentatonic scale and modes as a compositional starting point. They sing songs changing from unison to harmony passages and the impact this can have. They develop keyboard skills, learning to move out of position within a phrase, learning the notes outside C to C and reinforcing their understanding of crotchet, quavers and dotted rhythms. They learn about folk instruments outside of the orchestra and about alternative structures to ABA form. They also consider lyric writing and the relationship between lyrics and rhythm.

  1. Characteristics of folk songs
  2. Composing a pentatonic melody
  3. Modes and sea shanties
  4. Singing sea shanties
  5. Folk dance and the minor scale
  6. Playing a folk melody in two parts
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