Lesson video

Hello.

My name's Mr. Krawn, and I'm really excited to be learning with you today.

In today's lesson, we are gonna have a great time singing, chanting, and learning together, and you are going to do brilliantly.

Today's lesson is called "My Singing Voice", from our "Start with Singing" unit, "Finding My Singing Voice." By the end of this lesson, you will have sung with your friends, and you'll know the difference between your speaking voice, your chanting voice, and your singing voice.

Wait, what's the difference between my talking voice and my singing voice? Let's find out together.

Here are some keywords we'll use in today's lesson.

Chant.

Speaking in time to a pulse.

Song.

Well, that's music with words.

Our singing voice, where we create musical sounds with our voice.

There can be a mixture of (sings) high sounds and low sounds.

(speaks normally) And our speaking voice.

That's the voice we use when we talk to each other.

Let's look at our learning cycles.

The first thing we'll do today is warm up so that we're ready for music and ready to sing, and then we can do some singing and chanting together.

Let's start with our warmups.

It's really important that we warm up our voice and our body for every time we sing.

We need to make sure all our muscles, even these tiny little muscles in our throat, are all ready to move and sing and stay safe.

It helps keep our voices strong and healthy.

Let's begin by warming up our body.

When we warm up our body, we think about how we're standing, how we're breathing, and then the sound that we're going to make.

Join in these whole body warmups.

Make sure you've got plenty of space around you.

(lively piano tune plays) <v Female Teacher>Shoulders first.

</v> Raise and drop.

Raise and drop.

Raise and drop.

Raise and drop.

Circle, two, three, four.

Circle, two, three, four.

Other arm, two, three, four.

Other arm, two, three, four.

Pat your head, two, three, four.

And your shoulders, two, three, four.

Pat your tummy, two, three, four.

And your legs, two, three, four.

Pat your head, two, three, four.

And your shoulders, two, three, four.

Pat your tummy, two, three, four.

And your legs, two, three, four.

(piano music concludes) <v ->Whoo!</v> Well, I feel much warmer now.

Do you? It's time next to warm up our faces, because we want our faces to be relaxed and awake.

Join in these face warmups.

<v ->Let's warm up all the muscles of our faces.

</v> Show me your happy face.

Show me your grumpy face.

Show me your big face.

Show me your small face.

Show me your silly face.

Show me your thinking face.

<v ->Well, my face is certainly awake.

</v> We're going to do some breathing now.

We want to connect our body, our breathing, and our voice.

When we have plenty of air in our lungs, it really helps support our singing.

Let's join in with these breathing exercises.

<v ->Let's learn how to breathe like a singer.

</v> I want you to imagine that your body is a balloon.

If you were a balloon, I wonder what colour you would be.

What colour would you be? <v ->[Blonde Child In Centre] Blue.

</v> <v ->You'd be blue.

Okay.

</v> So some of you are blue balloons, you might be a different colour.

We're gonna blow up our balloons by breathing in like a singer.

Are you ready? (inhales deeply) And out.

(exhales) This time, let's see if we can make our balloon even bigger by making sure we get lots of air into our lungs, keeping our shoulders down.

Are you ready? (inhales deeply) (exhales) Let's try one more.

(inhales deeply) Oh no! I've let my balloon go! (class makes zooming sound) <v ->Okay.

</v> So we've warmed up our body.

We've warmed up our faces.

We've warmed up our breathing.

Now we're ready to make some sound.

When we do vocal exercises, we warm up our voices gently, and that stops it getting hurt.

Let's join in these vocal warmups, all together.

<v ->Follow me.

</v> (class hums ascending and descending tone) (class buzzes ascending and descending tone) (class vocalises in ascending and descending tone) <v ->Tongue twisters help us to chant and sing more clearly.

</v> They can help us also control our breathing.

This is a tongue twister about a bear with no hair.

Can you join in with Fuzzy Wuzzy? Say it really clearly.

<v ->Listen to this tongue twister.

</v> Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? Now my turn, your turn.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

<v Class>Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

</v> <v ->Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

</v> <v ->Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

</v> <v ->Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?</v> <v Class>Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?</v> <v ->Let's try all together.

</v> Ready, steady, off we go.

<v ->Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

</v> Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he? <v ->Okay, it looks like we are all warmed up</v> and ready to sing.

Let's have a check in with ourselves.

Is our body tall and relaxed? Our chest nice and open? Our mind ready to concentrate on our voice and our mouth, feeling warm and ready? I spoke to Laura and Lucas earlier, to find out who felt that they were warming up properly.

Laura said that if she sings loudly and leans forward, then her voice is warmed up and she's ready to sing.

Lucas says he's warmed up when his body feels tall, his voice feels warm, and he's ready to concentrate.

Who do you think is right? It is Lucas.

Well done.

Lucas is warmed up.

His body's tall, his voice is warm, and he's ready to concentrate.

Let's join in a warmup song next.

It's called, "Have You Brought Your Singing Voice?" Watch the video, and then you'll know when to join in.

<v ->Let's do a call and response warmup.

</v> You answer me in the same voice with, "Yes, I have.

Yes, I have." Have you brought your speaking voice? <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

<v ->Have you brought your soft voice?</v> <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

Have you brought your robot voice? <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

<v ->Have you brought your squeaky voice?</v> <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

<v ->Have you brought your low voice?</v> <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

<v ->Have you brought your singing voice?</v> <v ->Yes, I have.

</v> Yes, I have.

<v ->This time, you're going to join in with the responses.

</v> So they will sing, "Have you brought your singing voice?" And you can respond with, "Yes, I have.

Yes, I have." <v ->Remember to answer,</v> "Yes, I have.

Yes, I have." Copy my voice.

Have you brought your speaking voice? Have you brought your mouse voice? Have you brought your lion voice? Have you brought your sheep voice? Have you brought your singing voice? <v ->Okay.

</v> Are you all warmed up and ready to sing? I think you'll know if you are.

Is your body tall and relaxed? Are your feet slightly apart? Does your neck and face feel relaxed too? Is your chest open? Can you take deep breaths? And is your voice feeling nice and warm? Your lips and your mouth have had a chance to move, and your mind is ready to concentrate? <v Female Teacher>How do you feel when you've warmed up?</v> <v ->I feel focused and ready to sing.

</v> <v ->I feel calm and relaxed.

</v> <v ->I feel warm and energetic.

</v> <v ->Happy and ready to sing.

</v> <v ->My lips are ready to move.

</v> <v ->I can take deep breaths and get ready to sing.

</v> <v ->Part two, singing and chanting together.

</v> We know we use our voice in many different ways.

(sing-song) Sometimes I might sing some very high notes, (low voice) and sometimes I might speak in some very low notes, (sputtering accent) or sometimes I make some silly sounds, (speaks softly) and sometimes I make some very serious sounds.

(speaks quietly) I could be quiet (shouts) or I could be loud.

(normal voice)I might use my speaking voice (sing-song) or my singing voice.

(normal voice) Let's now join in with Boom Chicka Boom.

(metronome ticks) <v ->I said-a boom chicka boom.

</v> I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

In a squeaky voice.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

Low and strong.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

Just a whisper.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

<v ->Sometimes we single chant together,</v> and sometimes we can single chant on our own.

In Boom Chicka Boom, sometimes they chanted by themself, and sometimes all together.

So we need to know when it's our turn to chant.

The leader will show us when it's our turn.

Let's watch the video.

How do we know when it's our turn to chat? (metronome ticks) <v ->I said-a boom chicka boom.

</v> I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

In a squeaky voice.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

Low and strong.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

One more time.

Just a whisper.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka boom.

I said-a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom.

(metronome ticks) Ah-hah.

Ee-hee.

<v ->We know it's our turn to chant</v> because the leader opens their arms to us, and we know when it's the leader's turn to chant because they put their hands to their chest.

Let's learn some songs that ask us to sing together and sometimes to sing on our own.

We'll first watch the video and learn the song to the game "Hickety Tickety Bumblebee".

♪ Ready, steady, off we go.

♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Izzy ♪ ♪ Her name is Izzy ♪ ♪ Ready steady off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Alex ♪ ♪ His name is Alex ♪ ♪ Ready steady off we go ♪ ♪ Hickety tickety bumblebee ♪ ♪ Can you sing your name for me ♪ ♪ My name is Lucas ♪ ♪ His name is Lucas ♪ <v ->Now we know how to play Hickety Tickety Bumblebee,</v> it's our turn.

In a moment, you're going to pause the video and use the listen button as your guide.

We'll start singing after the teacher sings (sings) ready, steady, off we go.

(speaks normally) And then it'd be your turn to sing Hickety Tickety Bumblebee.

We can sing on our own if we are tapped on the shoulder on the word "me".

Pause the video now.

Use the listen button and play Hickety Tickety Bumblebee where you are.

So, how do we know when it's our turn to sing? Well, we know it's our turn to sing because the teacher sang, (sings) ready, steady, off we go.

(speaks normally) And we know when it was our turn to sing on our own because we were tapped on the shoulder on the word "me".

Listen carefully to our new song, "Yoo Hoo".

(sing-songy voice) Yoo hoo! ♪ There's someone sitting on a high high hill ♪ ♪ I wonder who it could be ♪ ♪ There's someone sitting on a high high hill ♪ ♪ Who always answers me ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ They always answer me ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Yoo hoo ♪ ♪ They always answer me ♪ <v ->Did you hear?</v> There's someone sitting on a high high hill who always answers us.

So if we call yoo hoo, then they reply.

So in this case, how do we know when it's our turn to sing? Does the teacher put her hand on her chest? Does she put her hand on her ear? Or does she point at us? That's right.

The teacher puts her hand to her ear.

In our next song, "Kye Kye Kule", the leader will sing, and we will copy.

It's called an echo, because we will echo exactly what we've heard.

Have a watch.

<v ->Listen to us sing Kye Kye Kule.

</v> ♪ Ready steady off we go ♪ ♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofinsa ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofinsa ♪ ♪ Kofinsa langa ♪ ♪ Kofinsa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ <v ->So when you hear the leader sing "kye kye kule",</v> you can then hear everyone echoing "kye kye kule".

We're going to try it all together now.

Listen to the leader sing, and you echo the response.

♪ Ready steady off we go ♪ ♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kule ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofinsa ♪ ♪ Kye kye kofinsa ♪ ♪ Kofinsa langa ♪ ♪ Kofinsa langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kaka shi langa ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ ♪ Kum adende ♪ <v ->Well, that was fantastic.

</v> Good effort.

Okay, let's have a check in to see, did we all sing and move at the right time? I bet you did.

If you were listening to the leader and following closely so you knew when it was your turn to sing and how to move, brilliant.

Well done you.

And if you knew it was your turn because the leader extended her hands out towards you as if to say "your turn", and you sang, well, that's spot on.

And if you sang at the same time as everybody else in your classroom, then that is great.

Well done, you.

As we reach the end of our lesson, let's remind ourselves what we've learned in "My Singing Voice".

We know that warming up's really important, especially before singing, so that our bodies, our minds, and our voices are ready to sing.

And we know that we can use our voices, not just to talk, but to chant together and to sing together.

We know we can sing on our own, or altogether.

And we know following clear instructions when it's our turn to sing.

Really well done for today.

Hope you've enjoyed yourself.

See you next time.