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- Year 4
Practising a melodic accompaniment
I can practise a new melodic accompaniment and recognise strategies I can use to improve.
- Year 4
Practising a melodic accompaniment
I can practise a new melodic accompaniment and recognise strategies I can use to improve.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Understanding the structure of the music can help us to practise the piece in sections.
- Binary form is a musical structure that has two sections, usually labeled A and B, that are often repeated (as AABB).
- We can use practice techniques such as exploring different ways to learn to help us to play an accompaniment part.
- When practising in an ensemble, working together at a slower tempo at first is a good strategy to help us to improve.
Keywords
Accompaniment - a musical part that supports the main melody or chant
Structure - the way the music is organised
Binary form - a musical structure that has two sections, usually labeled A and B, that are often repeated (as AABB)
Tempo - the speed of the music - how fast or slow the music is played
Common misconception
When practising in an ensemble we need to practise at our own speed so we can play our part accurately.
When practising as an ensemble, we all need to play at the same tempo, we should start off slowly and speed up as we feel more confident.
To help you plan your year 4 music lesson on: Practising a melodic accompaniment, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 music lesson on: Practising a melodic accompaniment, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Explore more key stage 2 music lessons from the Playing together: effective rehearsing as part of an ensemble unit, dive into the full primary music curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Class set of pitched percussion instruments which include the notes G, C and D.
Licence
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