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- Year 1
Following a conductor to create a musical mood
I can follow a conductor to change the mood of the song.
- Year 1
Following a conductor to create a musical mood
I can follow a conductor to change the mood of the song.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- We can sing with character and feeling by considering the use of tempo and dynamics in our performance.
- A conductor is a person who directs musicians and singers.
- A conductor can show a group of musicians that they want the tempo or dynamics to change using gestures.
Keywords
Tempo - how fast or slow the music is played
Dynamics - how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
Conductor - a person who directs musicans or singers
Gestures - hand actions used by the conductor to lead the singing or playing
Common misconception
Every performance of a piece is the same.
We can use dynamics and tempo to tell the story of the words, different conductors and performers might do this differently.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match these definitions.
the words of a song
how loudly or quietly the music is played or sung
how fast or slow the music is played or sung