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Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music

North Indian Classical music and West African drumming

Action in early movies

I can explain how music was used in early movies, and can create music for a typical chase scene in a silent movie.

Responding to tempo changes within a song or piece of music

I can hear tempo changes in a piece of music and can respond by moving in time to the beat.

Delving deeper into West African percussive music

I can understand and perform some more complex examples of West African percussive music.

Scoring a silent movie

I can combine different elements to create a live musical accompaniment for a silent film.

Tension in early movies

I can explain how music in silent movies helps to create tension and suspense.

Melody and timbre in North Indian classical music

I can describe some of the key features of North Indian classical music and can improvise an alap using a raga.

Voice and rhythm in North Indian classical music

I can identify some vocal features of North Indian classical music, explain how tala work and can play teental.

Notating high and low notes on a simplified musical stave

I can recognise high and low notes and place these on a simplified stave.

Improvising around a melody

I can improvise around a simple melody.

Spirituality: How do music and silence express beliefs?

Composing in a samba style

I can create a drumming composition in a 12/8 samba style.

Instruments and rhythms in samba

I can compose and perform a samba main groove which uses polyrhythm and syncopation.

Creating a sense of style

I can identify and compose common features in my composition to develop a sense of style.

Musical instruments and pitch

I can explain how the pitch of sounds can be changed on a variety of musical instruments.

Placing our new lower note on a simplified musical stave

I can hear the lowest note of a song and can place this on a musical stave.