Using glocks and/or recorders Decide how your class will introduce the Theme: Soul/Gospel music and helping each Warm-up games play and copy back using performance. Tell your audience how you other. Structure: Intro, verse 1, chorus, verse 2, up to 2 notes – F + G. Bronze: no notes | learnt this song and why. Record the Facts/info: Lean On Me is a soul song Silver: F, sometimes G | Gold: F + G written by Bill Withers in 1972. The song has bridge, chorus, bridge, verse 3, outro. performance and talk about it afterwards. challenge. Which challenge did you get to? been covered and interpreted as a Gospel Instruments/voices you can hear: Male Singing in unison. The performance will include one or more song because of its lyrics. vocal, backing vocal, piano, bass, drums, Play instrumental parts with the song by ear of the following: Listen to 5 other soul/gospel songs: organ. and/or from notation using the easy or  Improvisations  He Still Loves Me by Walter Williams medium part. You will be using up to 4 notes and Beyoncé Can you find the pulse as you are listening? – C, E, F + G. Which part did you play?  Instrumental performances  Shackles by Mary Mary Dance, clap, sway, march, be an animal or a Improvise using up to 3 notes – F, G + A.  Compositions  Amazing Grace by Elvis Presley pop star. Bronze: F | Silver: F + G | Gold: F, G + A challenge. Which challenge did you get to?  Ode To Joy Symphony No 9 by Beethoven Compose a simple melody using simple rhythms choosing from the notes F, G + A or  Lean On Me by The ACM Gospel Choir D, E, F, G + A.

unison pitch vocal pulse compose What did you like best about this Unit? Why? Did you have any strong feelings about it? by ear rhythm piano rhythm improvise Was there anything you didn’t enjoy about it? Were you proud of yourself, happy or notation pulse bass tempo hook Why? annoyed? improvise composition drums dynamics riff melody backing organ texture structure melody

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