Lesson 3 of 6
  • Year 5

To enhance a performance using sound sources at home

Lesson 3 of 6
  • Year 5

To enhance a performance using sound sources at home

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will perform a two-part warm-up, followed by an exploration into ways to enhance a performance using sound sources from the home.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which warm up did we start with today?

Correct answer: Captain go sidetrack your train
Don't clap this one back
Vocal percussion

Q2.
Which of these is not a percussion instrument?

Agogo Bell
Correct answer: Cello
Djembe

Q3.
What does timbre mean?

How fast or slow the music is
How loud or quiet a sound is
Correct answer: The quality of a sound, such as 'metallic' or 'hollow'

Q4.
Which of these instruments did we NOT try to imitate from home sound sources?

Agogo
Djembe
Correct answer: Triangle

Q5.
Which imitated instrument did we use to accompany 'Captain Go Sidetrack Your Train' at the end?

Agogo bell
Djembe
Correct answer: Ganza

5 Questions

Q1.
What does 'Chumbara' mean?

Good morning!
I love music!
Correct answer: It's nonsense (it doesn't mean anything!)

Q2.
What household items did we use to perform alongside 'Chumbara'?

Correct answer: Two plastic cups
Two rubber ducks
Two saucepans

Q3.
How many beats were in each bar in the song 'Chumbara'?

1
Correct answer: 4
5

Q4.
What does timbre mean?

Correct answer: The quality of the sound (for example: hollow or metallic)
The volume
Whether the pitch is high or low

Q5.
How did we enhance the song 'Chumbara' further?

Correct answer: We added more percussion parts
We made up some actions to go with it
We sung another song over the top