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MUS2.1 Sings, plays and moves to a range of music demonstrating a basic knowledge of musical concepts MUS2.2 Improvises musical phrases, organises sounds and explains reasons for choices
• improvises short musical phrases based on C pentatonic scale MUS2.3 Uses commonly understood symbols to represent own work • notates compositions using graphic and/or traditional
notation. MUS2.4 Identifies the use of musical concepts and musical symbols in a range of repertoire • discusses musical concepts in their own work and the compositions of others.
PURPOSE
PERFORMING
Concepts
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SEQUENCE OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Teachers can
MUSICAL CONCEPTS
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NOTES TO TEACHERS
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SOLFEGE/PITCH
Engage Ss by imitating Julie Andrews singing the
introduction to Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music
Use song as basis to explain Solfege: the method of
assigning a syllable to every pitch/degree of a musical scale
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Bass line can be played on piano
to help keep time
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Use the Solfege display chart
To learn a melody and imitate accurately
PITCH
T gives example of a tune using Solfege and has Ss repeat
melody using hand movements to illustrate pitch variation
To recognise ascending and descending
pitch
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PITCH
Matching pitch exercise: Ss should identify whether pitch is
ascending/descending/steps/leaps by choosing card to match
teacher’s example
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PITCH
*Ss compose 2 bars of 4-4 using Solfege method (crotchets
only). Ss are to sing the syllables as they play. If time
allows, ask class to point out ascending and descending
passages, stepwise movement, and repeated notes.
To explore musical concepts about pitch and
the Solfege scale
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To organise sound
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To perform as a group and maintain a steady
beat
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DYNAMICS
Refer to dynamics previously covered (volume of sound and
emphasis). T to play/sing examples and Ss choose the
dynamic being used from display chart ( p, pp, f, ff, mf, >,
<).
To explore concept of dynamics
To experiment with various dynamics and
note effect of changing dynamics
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Allow practice on xylophones and
then ask for several volunteers to
play.
Chart should be available for
quick reference of Solfege.
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DYNAMICS
Display sheet music of Do Re Mi on overhead. Have Ss
volunteer to label different bars of music with dynamic
symbols. Class then sing according to new dynamics.
PERFORMING
Finish lesson with 3 rounds of singing. 1. Singing original
melody 2. Singing Solfege melody (So Do La Fa Mi Do Re)
3. Singing original melody with added dynamics
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Sheet music from Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s The Sound of
Music- Vocal Selection
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Run through each part separately
before combining
Performing: S=Singing, P=Playing, M=Moving, Musical Concepts: D=Duration, P=Pitch, DY=Dynamics, TC=Tone Colour, S=Structure. Key Assessment opportunities are marked *