South and West Africa
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South and West Africa
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Sing using the correct pronunciation and with increasing confidence.
- Play a chord with two notes, remaining in time.
- Maintain their part in a performance with accuracy.
- Play the more complicated rhythms in time and with rests.
- Create an eight beat break and play this in the correct place.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: Shosholoza a cappella
- To sing a traditional African song unaccompanied.
Lesson 2: Playing Shosholoza
- To use tuned percussion to play a chord progression.
Lesson 3: The Shosholoza show
- To use vocals or tuned percussion to perform a piece of music as an ensemble.
Lesson 4: Drumming away to Africa
- To play call and response rhythms using percussion instruments.
Lesson 5: Eight-beat breaks
- To create an eight-beat break to play within a performance.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Resources
Unit resources
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Knowledge organiser: Music Y5 – South and West Africa
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Vocabulary display: South and West Africa
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Cross-curricular opportunities
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