Major and minor tonality folk songs
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can sing new major and minor tonality folk songs with a sense of character.
Key learning points
- It is essential to warm up the voice before singing to keep it strong and healthy and to prevent injury.
- Performing with a sense of character and emotion brings a song to life.
- The same song can be sung with different character and feeling.
- Singing with different dynamics can change the character of a song.
- Many songs have a tonal centre, or tonality. Often, this can be described as major or minor.
Keywords
Warm-up - a sequence of exercises used to prepare the mind, body and voice for singing / playing instruments
Folk song - a song that originates from a particular country, culture or people that is usually passed down orally
Tonality - the organisation of notes around a central note, the tonic, which helps to shape the music’s sound and character
Dynamics - how loud or quiet the music is
Common misconception
We only warm up before a singing performance.
Warming up protects and strengthens our voice, prepares our mind and develops our musical skills. It is beneficial and advisable to warm up for every music lesson and every singing practice.
Teacher tip
Create a word bank of words to describe character, feelings and mood to encourage your pupils to think beyond major being 'happy' and minor being 'sad.'
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