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  • Year 5

Rehearsing, performing and appraising a minimalist performance

I can rehearse effectively for a performance and make improvements after receiving feedback.

Lesson 6 of 6
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  • Year 5

Rehearsing, performing and appraising a minimalist performance

I can rehearse effectively for a performance and make improvements after receiving feedback.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Effective practice and rehearsal will likely lead to a more successful performance.
  2. When we rehearse together, it is helpful to think about our rehearsal techniques and how we work effectively together.
  3. Successful ensemble players will fully understand their role in an ensemble.
  4. Receiving feedback can be a helpful way to try new things and make improvements.
  5. Performing can help you realise where your strengths and weaknesses in a piece lie.

Keywords

  • Practise - to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

  • Rehearse - to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

  • Perform - to present music, playing or singing for an audience

  • Appraise - to listen actively and critically in order to evaluate a piece of music

  • Evaluate - assess the quality and enjoyment of a musical performance, taking into account stage presence, accuracy of playing and musicality

Common misconception

A musical piece or performance is unchangeable.

There can be many interpretations of a piece of music, even if certain directions are suggested by the composer. As the composers of your own minimalist piece, anything is changeable and each performance may also be different.


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Recap any effective rehearsal strategies the pupils may have learnt and model these explicitly.
Teacher tip

Equipment

The combination of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments the pupils have selected for their minimalist compositions. Pitched percussion instruments require C, D, E, F, G.

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
The art form of minimalism in music began in the ...

USA in the 1920s
Correct answer: USA in the 1960s
UK in the 1940s
UK in the 1960s

Q2.
Which of these are examples of an ensemble?

Correct answer: orchestra
Correct answer: choir
composition
Correct answer: jazz band
rehearsal

Q3.
When we change dynamics, we are changing ...

how fast or slow the music is played
how high or low the music is played
Correct answer: how loud or quiet the music is played
how smooth or detached the notes are

Q4.
When we change the speed of the music, we are changing .

Correct Answer: tempo

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the musical term to its definition.

Correct Answer:practise,to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

to deliberately make an effort to improve musical skills

Correct Answer:rehearse,to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

to practise in order to improve and prepare for performance

Correct Answer:perform,to present music, playing or singing for an audience

to present music, playing or singing for an audience

Correct Answer:ensemble,a group of people who perform together

a group of people who perform together

Correct Answer:appraise,to listen actively and critically to evaluate a piece of music

to listen actively and critically to evaluate a piece of music

Correct Answer:evaluate,assess the quality and enjoyment of a musical performance

assess the quality and enjoyment of a musical performance

Q2.
When practising, you are likely ...

to work with your ensemble working on final finishing touches before you perform
Correct answer: to work on your own trying to improve your playing or singing
to compose new music that will work well in your ensemble

Q3.
Some effective rehearsal strategies are ...

Correct answer: choose a suitable environment and layout to work together
sit in the same position as you do for all other lessons
Correct answer: try playing at different tempi and dynamic levels
work on your own as it's more important to practise your part well
play your part loud and clear so everyone can hear it

Q4.
We can provide useful after a performance to share feelings on our engagement with a piece and how successful we think it was.

Correct Answer: feedback