Key Learning Objectives: To maintain a musical line within a Samba structure, recognising and responding appropriately to calls. To refine and improve a performance. Starter activity: Class exercise using a metronome set to 120 bmp. Divide the class into two groups, one group to clap on beat one of three and the other to clap […]
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Year 6, Unit 2: Samba – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objectives: To maintain a rhythmic line within a Samba structure. To respond correctly to a given call. Starter activity: Class exercise using a metronome set to 120 bmp. Divide the class into two groups, one group to clap on beat one of five and the other to clap on beat one of seven. […]
Year 6, Unit 2: Samba – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To recognise and perform complex rhythms and maintain a rhythmic part in canon / in a round (where one parts begins before another). Starter activity: Call and response practice, based on a teacher-led activity. The teacher to whisper the call and the pupils to echo the response rhythms. Extend the activity by dividing […]
Year 6, Unit 2: Samba – Lesson 3
Key Learning Objectives: Children are able to read and perform four basic samba rhythms in ensemble. Children are able to maintain a line in a round / canon. Children can recognise and identify samba instruments. Starter activity: Introduce Samba Batacuda as a solely percussion form of Samba. Use the provided powerpoint to view the instruments […]
Year 6, Unit 2: Samba – Lesson 2
Key Learning Objective: To echo, read and perform four basic samba rhythms in unison. Starter activity: Select rhythm flashcards six, eight, nine and ten, read and clap each card four times using a backing track to help maintain a constant pulse. Main activity: Use the recording of the basic samba rhythms as pupils echo each rhythm […]
Year 6, Unit 2: Samba – Lesson 1
Key Learning Objective: To identify features of Brazilian Carnival / Samba music. To recognise, read and perform four basic samba rhythms. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the soundscape of carnival. Introduce the Brazilian rhythmical dance that is Samba. Discuss the instrumentation and the form of its structure, focusing on describing the music […]
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 6
Key Learning Objective: To perform and celebrate compositions. Additional Learning Objective: To evaluate aspects of final work in relation to musical learning over the term. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on Ravel’s ‘Jeux d’Eau’, discuss how the composer give an impression of water. Main activity: In groups, briefly rehearse the ternary form compositions, using graphic scores […]
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 5
Key Learning Objective: To compose a rhythmic ostinato inspired by engine sounds. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on ‘Connect It’ by Anna Meredith, focus on identifying the ostinato rhythms. Main activity: In groups, work further on the engine compositions. Discuss ways in which groups could combine their rhythms to form a longer piece and or layer […]
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 4
Key Learning Objective: To compose a rhythmic ostinato inspired by engine sounds. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the provided clip of Titanic’s engine audio. Identify a repeated rhythm that occurs over and over again, pupils to tap one of these rhythms out. Main activity: Collect words or phrases based on the engine sounds […]
Year 6, Unit 1: Water – Lesson 3
Key Learning Objective: To explore and recognise a variety of dynamics. Starter activity: Listening and response exercise based on the provided sound clip of waves. Discuss the shape and dynamics created by a wave. Main activity: As a whole class, using percussion instruments, recreate a wave effect with percussion, voices and body percussion. Create a class graphic […]