Call and response singing games

Music

This unit helps pupils to discover the difference between their speaking, or chanting, and singing voice. Through a diverse range of echo and call and response songs pupils will begin to pitch match songs that use an age appropriate small range of notes.

Start with singing: finding my singing voice

We sometimes look at them and to try to know when to join in.

We don't look at them and sing when they are singing.

We look at them, listen carefully and join in at the correct time.

How can we show the leader that we are listening carefully?

Doggie, Doggie is a call and response song. Can you match the phrase to the correct part of the song?

because it has a question and answer musical structure

because we all sing the same thing at the same time

How do we know Doggie, Doggie is a call and response song?

a question and answer structure where the call is different to the response

Is Charlie Over the Ocean an echo or call and response song?

The part the leader sings, which is quite often a question.

The part everybody else sings, which is quite often an answer.

Match the part of the song to the explanation.

It is really important to warm up before singing because we need to keep our voices...

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet