Sp 1 | Pop Music 1: Arrangements and Improvisation (Ukulele)

Overview

Year 5 students explore the world of popular music, focusing on arrangements and improvisation using the ukulele. This unit aligns with the curriculum’s objective of nurturing composition and improvisation skills. Pupils begin creating their arrangements and experimenting with improvisation, gaining valuable experience that prepares them for more intricate composition and performance tasks in subsequent years.

Expected Standards:

Play a melody following staff notation written on one stave and using notes within an octave range (do–do).
Begin to understand how triads are formed and play them on tuned percussion, melodic instruments or keyboards.
Perform simple, chordal accompaniments to familiar songs.

Lesson structure

Introduce the unit
Vocal warm up
Instrument warm up
Introducing the ensemble track
Theory/creative activity
Ensemble activity

Play a melody following staff notation written on one stave and using notes within an octave range (do–do).
Begin to understand how triads are formed and play them on tuned percussion, melodic instruments or keyboards.
Perform simple, chordal accompaniments to familiar songs.