Year 5

To compose rhythmic ostinato patterns

Year 5

To compose rhythmic ostinato patterns

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use ostinato body percussion to compose rhythmic patterns inspired by Mars: The bringer of war.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Where was the song Sambalele from?
Argentina
Australia
Correct answer: Brazil
Q2.
What do we call a repeated rhythm pattern?
Dynamics
Correct answer: Ostinato
Polyrhythm
Q3.
Who wrote the piece 'Mambo' from West Side Story?
Dave Brubeck
Correct answer: Leonard Bernstein
W.A. Mozart
Q4.
This piece of music was inspired by which dance?
The foxtrot
Correct answer: The mambo (cuban-inspired!)
The waltz
Q5.
Which Shakespeare play was West Side Story based on?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Correct answer: Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest

5 Questions

Q1.
What does 'Call and Response' mean?
Correct answer: A musical conversation - where one phrase (the call) is answered by another
A repeated pattern or phrase
The use of a telephone in orchestral music
Q2.
Who wrote the music to West Side Story?
C.P.E. Bach
Correct answer: L. Bernstein
P. Lott
Q3.
What does ostinato mean?
A loud melody
Correct answer: A repeated pattern or phrase
Something played only by percussion instruments
Q4.
At various points in the piece, the musicians shout ‘Mambo’. How would you describe the relationship between the instruments and the voice at these points?
An ostinato
Correct answer: Call and Response
Unrelated
Q5.
Which junk percussion instrument represented the claves?
Bottle filled with grains of rice
Correct answer: Cups
Saucepans