Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
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Why this why now
By this unit, pupils have had plentiful opportunities to sing in parts, beginning with echo and call and response and moving on to rhythmic ostinato, partner songs, and rounds. In this unit, we add melodic ostinato and countermelody to their repertoire of accompaniment types. They are also skilled at holding an instrumental accompaniment whilst singing. By this point, the pupils are ready to hold various parts in a song and are able to begin some early analysis of how different pitches fit together.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils have had the opportunity to participate in simple part singing including call and response, rounds and partner songs.
- Pupils have previously sung pentatonic songs and songs in the major and minor key.
- Pupils know that pitch is how high or low the note sounds.
- Pupils have accompanied songs with different types of accompaniments including drones and melodic and rhythmic ostinato.
- Pupils can read notation represented on a simplified stave.
Threads
Why this why now
By this unit, pupils have had plentiful opportunities to sing in parts, beginning with echo and call and response and moving on to rhythmic ostinato, partner songs, and rounds. In this unit, we add melodic ostinato and countermelody to their repertoire of accompaniment types. They are also skilled at holding an instrumental accompaniment whilst singing. By this point, the pupils are ready to hold various parts in a song and are able to begin some early analysis of how different pitches fit together.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils have had plenty of opportunities to develop their sense of pulse.
- Pupils have had the opportunity to participate in simple part singing including call and response, rounds and partner songs.
- Pupils have previously sung pentatonic songs and songs in the major and minor key.
- Pupils know that pitch is how high or low the note sounds.
- Pupils have accompanied songs with different types of accompaniments including drones and melodic and rhythmic ostinato.
- Pupils can read notation represented on a simplified stave.
Singing for performance: discovering different ways to sing in harmony
This unit celebrates the many ways of singing in harmony, utilising rounds, partner songs, melodic and rhythmic ostinato and counter melody to create layers of sound. Through short examples, pupils discover how pitches can be combined to make pleasing harmonies.
6 lessons in unit
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