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Year 3

Ensemble

Playing

Lesson 5

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Lesson 5: To play a melody independently in a group 4-part round

Year 3 – Ensemble Playing

Key Vocabulary – Ensemble, round

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Lesson 5: To play a melody independently in a group 4-part round

Outcomes

I can play the melody independently in a round

I can play at the correct time in the round

I can play with awareness of others in my group

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Do now

As a class discuss the following questions:

  1. What is a round?

  • What is placed on a stave to show pitch?

  • What is structure?

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Watch

Watch the recording of the class performing London’s Burning being played as a 4-part round from last lesson.

Discuss

How successful was the class?

What did we need to do to achieve this?

What could we do to improve this?

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Do

Revise the melody – unison, 2 and 4-part

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Do

Task

Create a 4-part round performance of London’s Burning in groups, so each player has an individual part.

Play the melody together. Then decide

- Who will play 1st in the round and the order of the other players

- How many times the round will be played

Rehearse your music

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Plenary

Time to Talk:

What did you achieve in this lesson?

How successful were you in playing London’s Burning as part of a round in a small group?

What is different to playing it as a class?

Groups share their 4-part rounds.

Audience – how can the group improve for next lesson’s performance?

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How confident are you?

I can play the melody independently in a round

I can play at the correct time in the round

I can play with awareness of others in my group

1. Very confident

2. Unsure

3. Not confident