Music Homework Project.

Year 6 Name______

Tasks

1. Identify genres of music from around the world. 2. Design your own instrument. 3. Write lyrics to your own Folk song. 4. Describe a piece of music using musical vocabulary.

Remember:  Your homework project is meant to be creative – there are resources in the booklet to help you if you need them, but you do not have to use them.  Credits will be awarded for fantastic imaginative ideas!  Show your knowledge and understanding by using musical vocabulary wherever you can!

Task One – Identify different genres of Music from around the world.

On the next page, there is a map of the world.

Your task is to choose five countries from around the world, and find out what genre (type) of music comes from that country.

You can record your findings below.

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Challenge: Can you mark on the map where the music comes from?

Websites you may wish to use: http://www.worldmusic.net/guide/world-map/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zdtp34j

Task Two – Design your own instrument.

Musical instruments are divided into several different families:

Strings –Instruments that have strings on them, and are played by being plucked or bowed (e.g. violin, cello, viola, double bass, harp, guitar).

Woodwind – Instruments that are played using a reed (a piece of wood that produces sound by vibrating). Flutes are also woodwind instruments although they do not have a reed. (e.g. Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone).

Brass – Instruments that are made from brass and that are normally played using valves instead of keys. (e.g. trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, horn).

Percussion – Instruments that are played by being struck (drum, xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle, djembe)

Instruments from around the world.

Musical instruments come from all over the world. Here are some instruments that come from different countries. Will you use any of these as inspiration?

Djembe – found in African music.

Sitar – found in Indian classical music

Oud – found in Arab music. Guquin –found in Chinese music

Didgeridoo – found in Australian music Task

Your task is to design your own musical instrument.

 It must fit into one of the above families – which one will you choose?  It should have an imaginative name.  It can be based on an instrument that already exists – but can you make it unique?  Where in the world might your instrument be from? – have you based it on an instrument from a particular country?

Task Three – Design lyrics to your own Folk song.

Folk Music

Folk music is music that is passed on from parents to children, and through communities.

There are many different types of Folk music found around the world – and it tells a story of what life is like in different cultures.

There are many songs that we know today which come from traditional folk music.

Frere Jacques (1811, Traditional French song)

French Lyrics: Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez vous? Dormez vous? Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong

English Lyrics: Are you sleeping, are you sleeping? Brother John, Brother John? Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong. Your Task

Your task is to write your own lyrics to the folk song Frere Jacques.

You can write the lyrics in English – unless you are feeling brave enough to attempt using French words!

Remember:

 Be creative in the way you present your work.  Count how many syllables are in each line – can you make sure that the new lyrics have the same amount of syllables?  What will your song be about? Could you make it about your life to keep it within the genre of Folk music?

Song Title:______

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Task four – Describe a piece of music using key vocabulary.

Pick a modern piece of British/American music that you are familiar with.

Can you describe it using the elements below?

Musical vocabulary Description

Pitch (how high or low the sounds are)

Dynamics (how loud or quiet the music is)

Tempo (Speed of the music)

Timbre (The instruments that are played)

Texture (How thick or thin the layers of sound are)

Lyrics and melody (What can you tell me about the lyrics?)

Sense of occasion (What might the music be used for)

Solo (Are there any solos)

Rounds (Are there any parts being sung at the same time?)

Harmonies (What instruments are not playing the main part?) Challenge

TASK: Can you find a piece of music from a different country? (e.g. France, Spain, China, Russia, Australia).

Compare this to your chosen piece of music.

What musical vocabulary can you use in your comparisons?

Key words: harmonies, rounds, solo, sense of occasion, lyrics, melody, texture, timbre, tempo, dynamics, pitch.