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My singing voice

I can use my singing voice and sing songs with my friends.

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Key learning points

  1. We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
  2. We can use our voices to chant and sing together.
  3. We can sing together or sing on our own.
  4. We know when it is our turn to sing.

Keywords

  • Chant - speaking in time to a pulse

  • Song - music with words

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

  • Speaking voice - the voice we use when we talk to each other

Common misconception

Singing louder means the children are more engaged and singing better.

For children to develop sound intonation and accuracy, they need to sing gently and not be encouraged to always sing loudly.


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When we ask the children to sing louder, they will stop listening and lose some vocal control and the pitch matching will be less accurate.
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4 Questions

Q1.
When we are singing and playing instruments together, we are making...
Correct Answer: music, Music
Q2.
True or false. We can use our voice in many different ways.
Correct answer: True
False
Q3.
How do you think you will learn new songs best?
Start singing straight away as soon as you hear the teacher singing.
Correct answer: Watch, listen, then join in when you feel ready.
Clap really loudly to show you are enjoying the song.
Q4.
When you are singing, what part of your body are you using?
your voice in your throat
your head for thinking and singing
Correct answer: your whole body to think about how you stand, breath and sing safely

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match our two different voices.
Correct Answer:singing voice,when we are creating musical sounds using high and low sounds
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when we are creating musical sounds using high and low sounds

Correct Answer:speaking voice,the voice we use when we are talking to each other
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the voice we use when we are talking to each other

Q2.
When we are chanting, are we using our singing voice or our speaking voice?
Correct Answer: speaking voice, speaking, Speaking, Speaking voice, our speaking voice
Q3.
Why do we need to warm up before we sing?
because we need to make sure everyone is joining in.
because we need to make sure we are singing really loudly.
Correct answer: because we have muscles in our throat that we need to keep strong and healthy.
Q4.
When tapped on the shoulder on which word in Hickety Tickety Bumblebee does it mean it is your turn to sing on your own?
Correct Answer: me, Me

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