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Year 3
Cartoon Music
Lesson 3
Lesson 3:To compare versions of the same music and create an ostinato
Year 3 – Cartoon Music
Key Vocabulary – Mood, timbre, ostinato
Lesson 3:To compare versions of the same music and create an ostinato
Outcomes
I can compare timbre and tempo
I can compare mood created by changes in timbre and tempo
I can contribute to creating an ostinato to match a character
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Do now
As a class discuss the following questions:
Watch
Do
Discuss the 3 versions and describe and compare
Tempo
Timbre
Texture
Dynamics
Is the mood created the same in the 3 versions? Explain?
Which version do you prefer? Why?
This music is from a computer game.
Computer Game music is big business, as many children and adults play computer games and music helps to create the mood needed to match the actions of the games and to draw the player into the game world.
Music is also important in cartoons.
Information
Do
Watch
Discuss the music, the sound effects and the timbres used.
Do you like the music?
Do
1 minute of Wallace and Gromit MUTED
Task
In groups create a unison ostinato for the train.
The train is a ‘constant’ in this clip so ideal to be represented by an ostinato.
Decide:
What instruments will you use? Or will you use your voice?
REMEMBER – this is a unison ostinato, so the group must make the same sound
Watch - muted
Plenary
Time to Talk:
What did you achieve in this lesson?
How successful was your group at creating a train ostinato?
How did you do this?
Groups share their ostinato to the class and record.
Select one that will be used in the class film track for next lesson.
How confident are you?
I can compare timbre and tempo
I can compare mood created by changes in timbre and tempo
I can contribute to creating an ostinato to match a character
1. Very confident
2. Unsure
3. Not confident