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Singing together: music that comments on social change

Music and movement: feeling the pulse and changing the tempo

Music and movement: using symbols to represent pitch

Song, dance and maqam in Palestinian folk music

I can understand some of the key forms of Palestinian music and can improvise using a maqam.

Developing a motif

I can develop a motif by using notes of the minor scale to change the feel of the music.

Different Muslim approaches to music

I can explain some Muslim beliefs about music.

Different styles of Christian music

I can explain how music might be used in a church.

Inspiration through music in Sikhi

I can explain how Sikhs might use music in their worship.

The effect of timbre

I can identify how timbre in used to create an atmosphere and choose appropriate timbres to create scary music.

Polyrhythm in batucada

I can create samba polyrhythms.

Motivic transformation

I can transform a leitmotif to reflect changes in a character.

Feeling the pulse in music with a fast or slow tempo

I can describe the tempo of the music as fast, slow or steady.

Sharing important issues through music and song

I can understand and explain how instrumental music can convey meaning.

Notating three notes on a simplified musical stave

I can identify the notes of a three note song and place these notes on a musical stave.

Notating four notes on a simplified musical stave

I can identify the notes of a four note song and place these notes on a musical stave.

Introduction to West African percussive music

I can describe some of the key features of West African percussive music and can play a cross rhythm.

Structure in North Indian classical music

I can describe the structure of a piece of North Indian classical music and have recreated some of its key parts.