Drum Circle

Drum Circle

● Pop Beat
● Solo breaks
Drum Circle

● Rap beat
Drum Circle

● fanga
Drum Circle

● Rock beat
Drum Circle

● Latin
Drum Circle

● Gospel
Drum Circle
● What is a drum circle?
● How does it work?
● Describe what it sounds like
● Describes how it makes you feel
● What were some observations you made
about the drum circles we played?
What is an Student notes:

ostinato? ● On the following four slides there are four

different ostinato.
● Learn to play each with the help of the audio
provided
● Then select ONE pattern to play with the full score

Teacher notes:

● Play on hand drums as ostinatos

● experiment with layers to create dynamics
● Experiment with playing technique eg open palm
and rim
Listening:
● How many beats in a bar?
● What is the name given to a repeated
pattern?
● How long was the pattern?
● Was this fast or slow?
● How many times was the pattern played?
Summary of terminology

● Beat
● Bar
● Ostinato
● Percussion
● rhythm
 What is a
djembe?

Learn to play each of the patterns

in the two videos.

The drummer will play each pattern

1; slowly

2; moderate tempo,

3; fast
Listening:
1. What were the
different sounds that
were made with the
drummers’ hands?
2. How was each sound
created?
3. Describe each sound
Summary of terminology

● Djembe
● Tone
● Slap
● Bass
● Andante
● Moderato
● Allegro
● Repeat
It is much easier to learn to play rhythms with word
patterns.

Use the words and patterns on the next slide to create

ostinati

Learn each pattern (4 beats)

In groups play 2-4 patterns together

Join 4 patterns together to create a rhythm

Experiment with introducing 1 layer of rhythm at a time

 Polyrhythm
Thomp Stomp Clap and
Tap

Thomp Stomp Clap and Tap

● Perform the arrangement as a

group of 4
● Select one part to record as an
mp3 on your phone
● Send your recording to teacher
to be arranged into band lab
Thomp Stomp Clap and
Tap and Bandlab

● Use this video to create your

free account in bandlab

Each student create an arrangement

of this experimenting with structure,
dynamics and texture
Thomp Stomp Clap and
Tap and Bandlab

Collaborations

Let’s insert a video of our collaboration

Thomp Stomp Clap and
Tap and Bandlab

Use this video to learn how to collaborate

in bandlab

Each pair create an arrangement of TSCP

experimenting with structure, dynamics
and texture

● Which pattern will you start with?

How will you decide the order?
● How many times will you use each
pattern?
● Explore opportunities to have more
and less patterns play together
Thomp Stomp Clap
and Tap and Bandlab

Listening Analysis

1. When was the music the

loudest?
2. When was the music the softest?
3. What made it louder or softer?
4. What was the effect of only 1
pattern?
5. What was the effect of all the
patterns at the same time?
6. What is the term for many
rhythms at the same time?
7. How was contrast created?
8. How was unity created?
Polyrhythm
● What is a polyrhythm?
● List 5 observations you make
about this recording. Consider
the terms and skills we have
learnt in the previous slides
● Each picked up the pattern at
a diff point
● Different playing techniques
● Diff types of drums
● Used diff techniques
● Good ensemble, played
around with layers and
combinations
 Time
Signatures

What is a time signature?

Why do we need time signatures?
How are time signatures helpful?
What is the difference between
a simple and compound time
signature?
Simple Time
Signatures
FInd a piece of music that
uses 2/4 3/4 and 4/4
Compound Time
Signatures
FInd a piece of music that
uses 6/8
Compound Time
Try your hand at a rhythm in
compound time

Learn to play each pattern

Then use the recording on

the next slide to play along
Compound Time
Use the video recording to
play along with each of the
rhythm patterns
Identify the Time Signature
Practice

Complete each of the activities below to practice your understanding of time

signatures

How many beats?

SImple Time SIgnature Identification

More challenging time signature practice

Revise Note Values
Watch the video to help with your
understanding
Use the links below to help you to revise your note
values and rest

Note Values

Note Tree

Rhythm Dictation Practice

Rhythm Dictation Practice

Syncopation
There are many things we
can do with simple rhythms to
make them more interesting,
varied or complex.

Have a look at the small

changes to these even
rhythms to make them
uneven and more interesting
Record yourself playing each of the following rhythms
and upload the recordings to google classroom

Strong and Weak Beats

Accents
Accents
Syncopation created by
ties
Syncopation created by
rests
Syncopation created by uneven rhythms
Playing & Creating Syncopation

● Learn to play the straight rhythm

● Record and upload
● Learn to play the syncopated rhythm
● Record and upload
Composing
Syncopation
● Learn to play these rhythms
● Use some of the techniques we
have just learnt to create
syncopation
● Notate your syncopated rhythms
● Take a photo and upload the image
onto the next slide
My syncopated
rhythms
Set up noteflight
account and
notate rhythm
here
Terminology
This is a summary of the rhythm terms we have
learnt so far:

● Syncopation
● Ties
● Rests
● Uneven rhythms
● Strong beat
● Weak beat
● Accents
● Polyrhythm
● Cross rhythm
● Time signature
● Bar
Quizlet
Use the link above to create an
account
Then use the terminology we have
learnt so far to create a quizlet to
study with
African Music
Background
African Music
Summary Notes
The Kalimba
Warm Up on
Kalimba

What the video and follow the

tutorial to learn how to use your
kalimba
Pentatonic
Scale

Watch the video to understand

what a pentatonic scale is and
the songs that have used it
Pentatonic
Scales

How are pentatonic scales

created?

Learn to play it on a keyboard

instrument using the video linked
up to 2:58
Improvise on
the
Pentatonic
Scale
C pentatonic on Kalimba
Use the diagram and your kalimba to learn to play this pattern on your
instrument
Twinkle Little Star
Learn to play this simple song on your
instrument.

Be sure to follow the instructions on the score.

Treble Clef Note Names
Watch the video to revise your treble
clef note names
Practice your note name
knowledge using the links
below

Treble Clef lines and space

Note names practice

C Pentatonic

This is how the C pentatonic scale will look using

traditional notation.

Now let’s look at the C pentatonic scale notated with

traditional notation.

Page 1 of the attached document

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/NDQzODAxODIx
Njk2/t/all
 Pentatonic Composition

Follow the instructions on the video to

create a simple pentatonic composition with
rhythmic ostinato. You may choose to
include some synopcation in your ostinato
rather than just keeping a rock style beat
Include a link to
your google
chrome music lab
composition in
the yellow space
Pentatonic Melody
Composition
Use the worksheet linked below to practice writing
simple pentatonic melodies in C pentatonic

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/NDQzODAxO
DIxNjk2/t/all
G pentatonic on
Kalimba

In a previous video by pianote you have learnt

to play the G pentatonic as well. Now have a
go at learning to play this version of the
pentatonic scale on your kalimba
 Swing Low Sweet
Chariot
Now that you are learning to navigate the kalimba learn to
play this traditional song

When you have finished learning to play this song, record

your performance and upload it to google classroom

Use the link below to learn to play this song on an

instrument of your own choice

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/NDQzODAxODIxNjk2/t
/all
Kalimba Extension
If you would like to learn more kalimba
melodies use the link below

https://littlekalimbashop.com.au/blogs/ne
ws/simple-but-sweet-kalimba-song-tabs-f
or-beginner
African Slavery
Negro Spirituals

An explanation of the
messages in some of the
most well known
spirituals
The Message in
Swing Low
Sweet Chariot
Terminology:

This is a summary of the

terminology we have
learnt:

● Clef
● Stave
● Pentatonic
● Negro Spiritual
● Gospel song
● Kalimba
● improvisation
Pentatonic Now that you have learnt about
pentatonic scales and heard them in a
Composition variety of songs, you are ready to
complete your composition assessment
task.

Use the document linked below. More

information will be provided on your task
notification

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/NDQ
zODAxODIxNjk2/t/all