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Year 2
Vocal Music
Lesson 3
Lesson 3: To sing a song in parts and add simple accompaniments
Year 2 – Vocal Music
Key Vocabulary – Accompaniment, ostinato, unison, round
Lesson 3: To sing a song in parts and add simple accompaniments
Outcomes
I can listen to music and describe some of the features
I can sing a melody in unison and in a round
I can suggest accompanying sounds
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Do now
As a class discuss the following questions:
Watch
Discuss –
Are these songs or chants/raps? Why?
Is there music in the background of the songs?
Are the songs similar in any way?
Can you identify any structures?
Watch Seven Army Nation again and sing the ostinato.
Warm up voices
Do
Boom Chikka Boom
Sing
Sing in unison
Sing as ostinato lines
Sing in a 4-part round
Optional teaching video link
Task
As a class prepare a structured performance of Shalom that includes
- the song in unison
- the song as a round
- use of a vocal ostinato
- unpitched rhythmic accompaniment
Do
Rehearse the song
Agree on the structure
- when will the ostinato patterns start?
- when will the singing start?
- will you have a unison version?
- how many times will it be sung?
- how will players stop?
Plenary
Class perform Shalom
Did the accompaniments work well? Why?
Time to Talk:
What did you achieve in this lesson?
Is unison when you all do the same things or different things in the music?
What is another name accompaniment?
How confident are you?
I can listen to music and describe some of the features
I can sing a melody in unison and in a round
I can suggest accompanying sounds
1. Very confident
2. Unsure
3. Not confident