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JollyMusic:Overviewoflearningforalllevels(BeginnerstoLevel4)

Beginners

Level1

Level2

Level3

Level4

Pitch

◆Distinguishbetweenhighandlow

◆Showthepitchesofknownmaterialwithhandmovements

◆Matchsomeoneelse'spitch

◆Showthepitchesofasongwithactions(‘Rainisfallingdown’)

◆Beabletosinggreetingatadifferentpitchfrompreviousperson

◆Showingtheshapeofamelodywith

handmovements(‘musicalpencils’)andbodymovements(‘JackintheBox’)

◆NewQ&Agreeting,emphasisonpitchmatching

◆Increasedemphasisonshowingsoandmiinsunggreeting(namesnotlearnedyet)

◆Showpitchessungbytheteacherinrandomorder(soandmionly)

◆Learnthesolfanamesandhandsignsforsoandmi

◆Showthepitchesofthree-pitchtuneswithbodymovements

◆Workoncreating‘reverse’versionsofsimpletwo-pitchtunes

◆Observesimilaritiesbetweenmelodies

◆Learnthesofanamelaanditshandling

◆Singknownandnewtunesfromhandsignsshownbytheteacher

◆Workoutthepitchesandshow

handsignsforthree-pitchtunessungbytheteacher(‘Hello,everyone’variations)

◆Singbackatunesungbytheteacher,withsolfaandhandsigns

◆Usebodymovementstoshowthepitchesofasongwithl-s-m-d

◆Learnthenewsolfanamedoanditshandsign

◆Learnnewmaterialbysingingfromtheteacher’shandsigns

◆Identifythe‘playgroundchant’(s–ml–s–m)insongs,especiallytraditionalchildren’ssongs

◆‘Singingpiano’–eachchildsingsonepitchofasong

◆Workoutthesofaandshowthe

handsignsforshort'chains'offournotessungbytheteacher

◆Workoutthesolfaforincreasingly

complexmelodies,including‘ChickenonaFencepost’(toneset

lsmrd)

◆Learnthenewsolfanamereanditshandsign

Listening

◆Respondtosunginstructionswithandlaterwithoutwords

◆Signalsgame(respondtoavarietyofsungsignalswithoutwords)

◆Learnsignalsforteachersings/classsing

◆Newsignal,‘Comeandmakealine’

◆Newsignal,‘Turnyourselfaround’

◆Signalsgamewithmoresignals

◆Alteringthemelodyofknownsongs;

analysingthechanges(‘JellyonaPlate’)

◆Recognisesongsfromtheirrhythm

◆Identifyshortmelodiessunginrandomorderbyteacher(‘Hello,everyone’)

◆Comparesongsphrasebyphraseandobservethesimilaritiesanddifferencesinrhythmandpitch

◆Identifythepattern

d-m-sanditsreverseinnewsongs

◆Beabletoidentifythetonesetinsongs

andHellos

Pulseandrhythm

◆Performactionsintimewithpulseof

songorrhyme,individually,inpairs,andchangingpartners,andmovingfrom

simplertomorecomplexactions

◆Learntheconceptofpulse(‘heartbeat’)andlatertheword‘pulse’

◆BeabletoWindthepulseofasong

◆Countthebeatsinasong

◆Taptherhythmofsongs

◆Learntheword‘rhythm’

◆Comparetherhythmsoftwosongs

◆Identifyasongbyitsrhythm

◆Walkthepulsewhileplayingitonadrum

◆Morecomplexgames

◆Distinguishbetweenrhythmandpulse

◆Workonrhythminsingingandthinkingvoices;workonQ&Asongsinthesameway

◆Echoshortrhythmsperformedbytheteacher

◆Play‘passthesong’(eachchildina

groupsingsonebeatofthesong)

◆Showtheaccentsinasong(‘OnaLog’)◆Performrhythmandpulsetogetherin

groups,insingingandthinkingvoices

◆Observesamerhythmsindifferentsongs

◆Findaslowerandfasterpulseinarhyme

◆Continueworkonperformingrhythmandpulsetogetheringroupsorduets

◆Workoutandperformtherhythmsofknownsongs

◆Continuetoworkonthedifferentbetweenpulseandrhythm

◆Clapbackandsayrhythmnamesofshortrhythmsperformedbyteacher

◆Walkthepulseandclaptherhythmsimultaneously(‘Listen,Listen’)

◆Consolidationofpulseworkthroughactionsandgames

◆Observethedifferenceintempobetweensimilarsongs

◆Increaseordecreasethetempoofsongs

◆Consolidationofrhythmworkthroughactionsandgames

◆Performingrhythmofsongswithbodypercussion

◆Sing‘TheWolfSong’andperform

ostinatowithbodypercussionatthesametime

◆Observethatinsomesongsthebeatsaregroupedintwos'BounceHigh','Mrs

White')orfours('TheMagicBox','DuskyBluebells')

◆Performincreasinglycomplexactionsintimewithsongsandrhymes

◆Walkthepulseandclaptherhythmatthesametime('MrsWhite')

◆Continuedostinatowork('Ickle,Ockle')

Rests

◆Learnsongswithrests

◆Performanactioninarest

◆Improviseactionsandsoundsinarest

◆Learnwhatrestsare;revisesongswithrestsandidentifytherests

◆Workonconsciouslyshowingrests

◆Continuedworkonshowingrests.

◆Learntherestgesture

◆Understandingthatthepulsecontinuesthroughrests

◆Workingwithphrasesinsongswithrests

◆Continuedworkonkeepingthepulsethroughrests(‘Passthepulse')

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JollyMusic:Overviewoflearningforalllevels(BeginnerstoLevel4)

Beginners

Level1

Level2

Level3

Level4

Phrasingandstructure

◆Developfeelingforthelengthofasong(trottinggame)

◆GroupandduetworkwithQ&Asongs

◆Q&Agames(e.g.‘Doggie,Doggie’)

◆ContinuedworkonQ&Asongs

◆Observesamerhythmsindifferentsongs

◆Showaccentsbybouncingball

◆Performalternatephrasesofarhymeorsongindifferentvoices

◆Performrhymeasa‘relay’–onegroupperformseachphrase

◆Countthephrasesinasong

◆Playagamethatinvolveschangingpartnersaftereachphrase

◆Identifyphrasesinsongswithuneven

phraselengths

◆‘Conversation’songs

◆Performsongwithgroupsandwhole

classalternating;describetheformof

theperformanceusingletters(e.g.ABA)

◆Showopenandclosedphraseendingswithbodymovementswhilesingingasong

Repertoire

◆Learnsongswithtwopitches(s,m)andthreepitches(s,m,dors,l,m)

◆LearnsongswithWivepitches(l,s,m,r,d)

Performance

◆Performasongorrhymesolo

◆Exploredifferentkindsofvoiceproduction

◆Beabletoalterthespeedofasong

◆Changevoices(speak,sing,whisper)atagivensignal

◆Workongettinglouderandgettingsofter

◆Perform‘Engine,Engine’withpulseostinatointwogroups

◆Perform‘Engine,Engine’withrhythmostinatointwogroups

◆Playmorecomplexgameswithpartnerclappingandchangingpartners

◆Beabletoperformknownmaterialwithwords,solfanamesandhandsigns,or

rhythmnames

◆Performsongwithwordsandrhythmnamesintwogroups

◆Controlthetempoofasong

◆Gameswithactionsshowingpulseandrhythm,andusingrests

◆Performashorttuneincanon(‘Row,Boys,Row’),withwordsandwithsolfanames

◆SingthequestionsoloinaQ&Asong

◆Singindifferentvoicesascuedbythe

teacher):singing,speaking,thinking,

whispering,humming,withsolfanames,withrhythmsyllables

◆Performasongwhiletheteachersingsorplaysacountermelody('Geshem,

GeshemBo')

ImprovisaEon

◆Improvisepulseactionstoasong

◆Improvisedifferentwordsto‘UpandDown’

◆Improvisesunganswerstoasungquestion(‘Whatdoyouwishfor?’)

◆Improvisewordstotherhyme‘JellyonaPlate’

◆Improvisewordstothe‘BounceandCatch’game

◆Improviserhythmpatternswithapartner

◆Improviserhythmpatternsinturntoasteadypulse

◆Improvisesunganswerstosungquestions

◆Improvisefour-notemelodiesfortheclasstosingback

◆Improvisemelodiestoarhyme('FiveFatSausages)

◆Leadthe'MagicBox'game,improvisingtunesforthequestions

◆LeadtheLemonadegame,changingthewords,thestartingpitchorboth.

Concepts/analysis

◆Distinguishbetweenloudandquiet,fastandslow,speakingandsinging;beabletoperformintheseways

◆Performsongwithgroupsandwhole

classalternating;describetheformof

theperformanceusingletters(e.g.ABA)

◆Describetheformofasong'srhythm,usingoneletterforeachphrase(e.g.'LoveSomebody',AAAB)

◆Identifywhetherthemelodyofeachphraseinasongis'open'or'closed'

Vocabulary

◆Pulse,song,rhyme,‘thinkingvoice’,quartet,rhythm,duet,rest

◆Singingname/solfa;thesolfanamesso,mi;therhythmnamesta,ti-ti

◆phrase;thesolfanamela

◆canon,ostinato,tempo;thesolfanamedo

◆toneset,folksong;tutti,solo;open/closed(withreferencetophraseendings);thesolfanamere;therhythmnamestika-

tikaand

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JollyMusic:Overviewoflearningforalllevels(BeginnerstoLevel4)

Beginners

Level1

Level2

Level3

Level4

Musicalliteracy

◆Workwithvisualrepresentationofthepulse(hearts)inseveralsongs

◆Createvisualrepresentationsofrhythmcombinedwithpulseforknownsongs(writingwords,thencrosses,onto

heartbeats)

◆Understandinghowrhythmrelatestopulse.Createthesefromknownsongs.

◆Recognisesongsfromrhythmpictures

◆Learntherhythmnamestaandti-tiforcrotchetsandquaversandthewritten

symbols;singknownsongswithrhythmnames;recognisethewrittenrhythmsofknownsongs

◆Visualrepresentationofpitches

(pictures,e.g.Wlowersfor'BurneyBee')

◆Addsolfanamestopitchpictures

◆Singknownmaterialfrompitchpictureswithsolfanames

◆Analyseandlearntoreadavarietyoffour-beatrhythms,includingcrotchets,quaversandthecrotchet