Year 5

To understand the role of percussion in programmatic music

Year 5

To understand the role of percussion in programmatic music

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn the ostinato pattern from Mars: The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst and perform a piece using our homemade instruments.

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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

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