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      Singing with character and feeling

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      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can respond to and sing songs that have different feelings or moods.

      Key learning points

      1. Music can make us feel different emotions and we can show this in our singing.
      2. We can change the character and feeling of our voice to create different moods in a song.
      3. We can use our faces and bodies to emhpasise the mood or character of a song when singing.

      Keywords

      • Singing - creating musical sounds with our voice that can be a mixture of high sounds and low sounds

      • Actions - movements and facial expressions to do while singing a song

      Common misconception

      Singing in a loud or cross tone involves shouting.

      You can sing loudly and sound cross without shouting. Think of singing strongly, rather than loud to help you to do this.

      Teacher tip

      Have plenty of space for pupils to move around during the lesson, encouraging big, exaggerated movements and facial expressions.

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