Year 5 and 6MUSIC year B

Autumn TermQCA unit 19

Songwriter

Lesson 1 equipment

• Class glocks• Own instruments

Year 5 and 6MUSIC

Songwriter

1

LESSON 1

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• To learn how melody reflects lyrics• To revise about OSTINATO• To compose OSTINATI to accompany a song

I wanna sing scat• Listen –

• Which styles of music were described?• Scat, bop, swing, jazz.• Scat, bop and swing are all jazz singing styles made popular in

the first half of the 20th century.• What did you notice about the singing in each verse?

• Is this a good tune (melody) for these words? Why?• It’s a jazzy, swinging sort of tune – it’s actually based on a

BLUES SCALE

• Now we’ll learn the song…..

I wanna sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scat,I wanna sing scat, sing scat, sing

scat

I wanna sing bop……

I wanna sing swing……

I wanna sing jazz……

I wanna sing scat……

Cool cat, cool catCool cat, cool catCool cat, cool catCool cat……(wait)….. cool cat

Beebop, beebop……

Ring-a-ding………

Jazzamatazz……

Cool cat………

I wanna sing scat

• Why is this song easy to learn? What makes it easy?

• Repeated words• Repeated rhythms• Repeated melody in the 2nd part

I wanna sing scat

• 2nd part – Cool cat• What is the name for a repeating pattern?• Ostinato• How many different notes are used?• 3• What happens the 4th time we hear the

ostinato?• We have to wait before the last 2 notes

I wanna sing scat

• Can anyone work out the notes on the glockenspiel?

•G D F G• We’ll play the OSTINATO to the backing track

I wanna sing scat• The melody is created from 6 notes –

•D F G A# C C#• E G A C D D# (clarinet, trumpet)

• B D E G A Bb (sax, tenor horn)

• Choose 3 of these notes and make your own ostinato in groups of three children

• Let’s hear each ostinato and discuss how effective they are• Now we’ll perform the song again (2 ostinati to each verse)

Sing when it’s not your turn to play……. vs

I wanna sing scat

• Scat• Bop• Swing• Jazz • Scat

Learning Outcomes

Today we have….• Learned a song that has a good match of tune

and style to the lyrics• Revised about OSTINATI• Invented an OSTINATO, based on a blues

scale, in a group to accompany the song.

Year 5 and 6MUSIC year B

Autumn TermQCA unit 19

Songwriter

Lesson 1a equipment

• Class glocks• Own instruments• Paper and pencils to write down ostinatos

Year 5 and 6MUSIC

Songwriter

1a

LESSON 1a

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• To revise about OSTINATO• To continue to compose OSTINATI to

accompany a song

RECAP

• Last week we learned a song using various styles of jazz singing, where the melody and style reflected the meaning of the words.

• What do we mean by LYRICS?• LYRICS are a set of words that make up a song

I wanna sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scatI wanna sing scat, sing scat,I wanna sing scat, sing scat, sing

scat

I wanna sing bop……

I wanna sing swing……

I wanna sing jazz……

I wanna sing scat……

Cool cat, cool catCool cat, cool catCool cat, cool catCool cat……(wait)….. cool cat

Beebop, beebop……

Ring-a-ding………

Jazzamatazz……

Cool cat………

I wanna sing scat

• The melody is created from 6 notes –

•D F G A# C C#• E G A C D D# (clarinet, trumpet)

• B D E G A Bb (sax, tenor horn)

• Choose 3 of these notes and make your own ostinato in groups of three children

• Link to worksheet

I wanna sing scat

•D F G A# C C#• E G A C D D# (clarinet, trumpet)

• B D E G A Bb (sax, tenor horn)

• Let’s hear each ostinato and discuss how effective they are

• Now we’ll perform the song again (2 ostinati to each verse) Sing when it’s not your turn to play……. vs

I wanna sing scat

• PERFORMANCE

• Scat• Bop• Swing• Jazz • Scat

Learning Outcomes

Today we have….• Learned a song that has a good match of tune

and style to the lyrics• Revised about OSTINATI• Invented an OSTINATO, based on a blues

scale, in a group to accompany the song.

Year 5 and 6MUSIC year B

Autumn TermQCA unit 19

Songwriter

Lesson 2 equipment

Year 5 and 6MUSIC

Songwriter

2

LESSON 2

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• what is meant by the term LYRICS and how they can reflect the time and place in which they were written

• that LYRICS have social and cultural meanings

RECAP

• Last week we learned a song using various styles of jazz singing, where the melody and style reflected the meaning of the words.

• What do we mean by LYRICS?• LYRICS are a set of words that make up a song

• We are going to read a poem -

The Blue Bell of ScotlandOh where and oh where is your Highland laddie gone? Oh where and oh where is your Highland laddie gone? He's gone to fight the foe for King George upon the throne, And it's oh! in my heart I wish him safe at home.

Oh where and oh where does your Highland laddie dwell? Oh where and oh where does your Highland laddie dwell? He dwells in merry Scotland at the sign of the Blue Bell And it's oh! in my heart I love my laddie well.

Suppose, and suppose that your Highland lad should die! Suppose, and suppose that your Highland lad should die! The bagpipes should play o'er him, and I‘ll lay me down and cry; But it's oh! in my heart I wish he may not die.

The Blue Bell of Scotland

• What are the words about?

• Someone parted from the person they love; their love has gone away to fight in a war.

Danny BoyOh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow, It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow, Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so!

But when you come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that you love me, And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!

Danny Boy

• What are the words of Danny Boy about?

• They are also about someone parted from the person they love.

• Which poem do you prefer?• Now we’ll listen to the songs….

The Blue Bell of ScotlandJoin in when you get used to the tune……..

Oh where and oh where is your Highland laddie gone? Oh where and oh where is your Highland laddie gone? He's gone to fight the foe for King George upon the throne, And it's oh! in my heart I wish him safe at home.

Oh where and oh where does your Highland laddie dwell? Oh where and oh where does your Highland laddie dwell? He dwells in merry Scotland at the Sign of the Blue Bell And it's oh! in my heart I love my laddie well.

Suppose, and suppose that your Highland lad should die! Suppose, and suppose that your Highland lad should die! The bagpipes should play o'er him, and I‘ll lay me down and cry; But it's oh! in my heart I wish he may not die.

Danny BoyJoin in when you get used to the tune……..

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow, It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow, Oh, Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so!

But when you come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that you love me, And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!

Blue Bell and Danny Boy• Which song do you prefer? Why?• Has hearing the music changed the way you feel about the

words?

• Background information – – There are many folk songs based on a mourning female whose love

has gone to war– In The Blue Bell of Scotland, the King is probably King George I (1714-

1727) or King George II (1727-1760)– The old folk melody of Danny Boy was discovered 150 years ago by

Jane Ross, who was living in Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The words we use were written in 1939 by Fred Weatherly.

Hard Times• Listen –

• When do you think this song was recorded? Why?

• The black singer is describing his feelings of sadness during the GREAT DEPRESSION in America in the 1930s. It was particularly hard for black people to find work.

• What style of music does this song belong to?• Blues• • What do you think the characteristics of a blues song are?• Emotionally down-spirited, often about moving on, leaving someone

behind, or being left behind.

Hard Times

• Join in –

• Hard times, hard times, how long are you gonna stay?

• Hard times, hard times, how long are you gonna stay?

• I’m here today, tomorrow I may be going away.

Blues• Blues is a style that originated in America in the early 20th

century• Blues often communicates feeling down or low about life, but

is not necessarily played slowly• A blues piece is also recognised by the particular chords it

uses and the arrangement of those chords into a structure.• The chords, the style and the structure formed the basis of

later rock and pop music and are still used in song writing today.

• We’ll be learning much more about blues in the next few lessons.

Songs with Historical or Social Context

• What songs can you think of that are based on a historical event, or about the society of the time?

• London Bridge is Falling Down and London’s Burning (Great Fire 1666)• Ring a ring a roses (The great plague)

– Pocketful of posies – herbs carried– Atishoo – firsts symptoms– All fall down – everyone died

• Humpty Dumpty – was a huge cannon used in 1648 in Colchester during the English Civil War

• Freedom songs of the American Slaves• Freedom songs from South Africa• Anti war songs of the 1960s (protest songs)

Learning Outcomes

Today we have….• Learned how LYRICS can reflect the time and

place in which they were written• that LYRICS can have social and cultural

meanings• Learned about BLUES style

Year 5 and 6MUSIC year B

Autumn TermQCA unit 19

Songwriter

Lesson 3 equipment

• Class glocks• 12 bar blues chord sheets (Eb and Bb sheets needed too)

Year 5 and 6MUSIC

Songwriter

3

LESSON 3

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• To learn about the STRUCTURE of songs• To learn about 12 BAR BLUES STRUCTURE • To learn about CHORDS, CONCORD and

DISCORD• To learn about the 12 BAR BLUES CHORD

SEQUENCE

RECAP

• Last week we learned about how lyrics can reflect historical and social times in which they were written

• We listened to and sang a blues song• We learned about the characteristics of blues

songs – they communicate feeling down or low about life

The Blues• Listen and join in again with Hard Times Blues

• Think about the structure of the song– How many sung phrases are there?– Do any phrases repeat?

• There are 3 phrases; the first two are the same, the third is different.

• Still thinking about the structure– What else happens in the song?

• After each sung phrase there is an instrumental ‘break’

• Listen again and count how many beats there are for each sung phrase and each instrumental break.

• 8 beats for each

12 Bar Blues

• Hard Times Blues is based on a CHORD SEQUENCE called 12 Bar Blues.

• A simple blues sequence uses three different chords.

Chords

• A single note is called a note

• More than one note is called a chord

• In music we use 7 letters for the names of the notes……

Note Clock and Chords• When we get to G we start again from A, it is like a clock.

• When two note names are next to each other they make a scrunchy sound

• This is called DISCORD• Notes that are not next to each other work together as a

CONCORD• Some notes work better together than others• Notes that are two notes apart work particularly well

together.• How many notes can we have at the same time without

having any that are next to each other? (next)

12 Bar Blues

• These are the three basic chords that make up the 12 bar blues, and many other songs.– Twinkle Twinkle– Most of the songs of Status Quo (Rockin’ all over)

Learning Outcomes

Today we have….• Learned about song structure• Learned about chords, concord and discord• Learned about the structure of 12 bar blues

Year 5 and 6MUSIC year B

Autumn TermQCA unit 19

Songwriter

Lesson 3a equipment

• Class glocks• 12 bar blues chord sheets (Eb and Bb sheets needed too)• Own instruments

Year 5 and 6MUSIC

Songwriter

3 a

LESSON 3a

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• To revise about the STRUCTURE of songs• To revise about 12 BAR BLUES STRUCTURE • To revise about CHORDS, CONCORD and DISCORD• To learn about the 12 BAR BLUES CHORD SEQUENCE• To learn to play 12 bar blues

RECAP

• Previously we listened to and sang a blues song• We learned about the characteristics of blues songs

– they communicate feeling down or low about life• We learned about chords – what is a chord?• We learned about concord and discord• We learned the 12 bar blues, along with lots of other

songs, is based on 3 chords

Chords

• Revision - in music we use 7 letters for the names of the notes……

Note Clock and Chords• When we get to G we start again from A, it is like a clock.

• When two note names are next to each other they make a scrunchy sound

• This is called DISCORD• Notes that are not next to each other work together as a

CONCORD• Some notes work better together than others• Notes that are two notes apart work particularly well

together.• How many notes can we have at the same time without

having any that are next to each other? (next)

12 Bar Blues

• These are the three basic chords that make up the 12 bar blues, and many other songs.

• Going back to the note clock…. Look at the notes of each chord and then we’ll look at the structure of the 12 bar blues and play the chords on the glocks

12 Bar Blues Chords

• On a the blank sheet, look at the main note in each box, and work out from the note clock which are the other two notes of the chord.

12 Bar Blues

• Now we’re going to write parts for the glocks based on the 12 bar blues chord sequence…..

• Choose from the notes in the box and write one in each circle.

• If you like you can do one for your own instrument. (Eb and Bb sheets needed too)

12 Bar Blues

• In groups or together, we’ll play our 12 bar blues

Learning Outcomes

Today we have….• revised about the STRUCTURE of songs• revised about 12 BAR BLUES STRUCTURE • revised about CHORDS, CONCORD and DISCORD• Learned more about the 12 BAR BLUES CHORD

SEQUENCE• Made chords for 12 bar blues• Made tunes based on the chords of 12 bar blues• Played 12 bar blues!

Next………• NEXT – Blues scale experiment and improvise – own

instrs and glocks.

• Start on glocks – all.• Explain can have other notes other than basic chord

notes, over top of the chord• Improvise rhythms on one note – C• Blues scale is CDE GG#A C• Improv on C and A, C A and G, C A G E, CAG#GE,

CAG#GEDC• Try on own instrs if they like.