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Singing and identifying echo and call and response
I can sing my part in our songs and know the difference between echo and call and response.
New
New
Year 1
Singing and identifying echo and call and response
I can sing my part in our songs and know the difference between echo and call and response.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can move in time to the music and know that pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.
- We can identify both echo and call and response song structures.
Keywords
Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Call and response - a question and answer musical structure
Common misconception
Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.
Pulse is the regular heartbeat of the music. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.
Consider the most effective moves for keeping in time. Marching, for example, can be tricky as the children won’t be able to hear the music well and may lose sight of you, which can remove a scaffold. Try clapping, tapping, patting or waving to begin with.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Ball (football sized). Optional: puppet, prop for dog bone, lemonade cup prop.
Licence
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Starter quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
When we warm up for singing, which of the following warm-ups should we do?
our whole body and our voice
our voice only
only breathing and our voice
Q2.
What is a call and response song?
an exact copy of a musical phrase
when we all sing the same thing at the same time
Q3.
In Lemon, Lime we use our speaking voice in time to the pulse. Does this make it a chant or a song?
Q4.
In A Keelie Makolay the leader sings "A Keelie Makolay, mo paco meeno sway." We answer with, "Yeah, yeah, mo paco meeno sway." Is this an echo or call and response song?
Exit quiz
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4 Questions
Q1.
What do we call the regular, steady heartbeat of the music?
Q2.
In Have You Brought Your Singing Voice? we respond to the question by answering "Yes I have, yes I have." What type of song is this?
an echo song
Q3.
Why is Yoo Hoo an echo song?
The secret voice sings something different to the leader.
The secret voice sings something similar to the leader.
Q4.
In the Penguin Song we use both our speaking voices and singing voices. Match the lyrics to the correct type of voice.
singing voice
singing voice
speaking voice
speaking voice