Rehearsing songs with layers of instrumental accompaniments
I can rehearse, sing and play as part of an ensemble performance.
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- Year 3
Rehearsing songs with layers of instrumental accompaniments
I can rehearse, sing and play as part of an ensemble performance.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We can layer a drone, rhythmic ostinati, melodic ostinati, and vocal parts and work together as an ensemble.
- Following a conductor can help keep us in time.
- The more layers of sound we add, the thicker the texture becomes.
- Rehearsal helps us to improve by focusing on listening, pulse, following a conductor, and our playing technique.
- Accompaniments to songs support the main melody and therefore are played a bit quieter to allow the lyrics to be heard.
Keywords
Rehearse - to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance
Ensemble - a group of people who perform together
Texture - the combination of different layers of sounds
Conductor - a person who directs musicians or singers
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
Common misconception
We can play at our own tempo without listening to the other groups.
The songs we are layering are all played at different tempi. Feeling the steady pulse and following a conductor, as well as listening to the playing of all groups will help the class to play to the same steady pulse.
Equipment
Classroom percussion such as shaker eggs and claves, pitched percussion such as glockenspiels or xylphones, lower pitched percussion where available for drone sounds.
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