Product Description

The ABC Creative Music Pack for Year 4/Primary 5 helps children:

• Develop small group composition and performance on untuned and tuned percussion further, using downloadable handouts and the audition format.
• Use rhythm, pitch and lyrics to compose songs- which can be adapted to different topics.
• Develop drum rudiment skills with the Star Drummer Pack- using left and right sticking patterns in composition and performance.
• Learn large scale compositions as a whole class on chime bars, shakers and percussion- to prepare pieces for performance and learn notation, arrangement and instrumental skills.
• Develop improvising skills using voice and percussion.
• The simple shape notation used in the previous packs is expanded with ‘sticks’ added to the shapes in a step towards understanding conventional notation.
• Concepts
 of call and response, AABA Phrases and resolution/variation are explored.
• Improvisation skills are developed using Repeat, Alternate, Jumble activities on chime bars.
• Group work starts in earnest with an emphasis on composing and rehearsing for performance.