Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato
Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato
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Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils routines are established for using instruments.
- Pupils have accompanied a song using untuned percussion and rhythmic vocal accompaniments.
- Pupils understand that texture means the different layers of sound.
- Pupils have experienced rehearsing and practising in order to improve.
Threads
Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils routines are established for using instruments.
- Pupils have accompanied a song using untuned percussion and rhythmic vocal accompaniments.
- Pupils understand that texture means the different layers of sound.
- Pupils have experienced rehearsing and practising in order to improve.
Playing together: building texture with melody, drone and ostinato
In this unit, we build the texture in our songs by adding a drone and melodic ostinato. Our focus is on how we rehearse and play together as an ensemble. The songs and instrumental accompaniments are taught through listening, practising and memorising.
6 lessons in unit
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