This unit takes a historical starting point as a basis for an exploration into Tudor music.  Pupils begin by learning about Tudor Dance Music and in particular, the Pavan, as a popular Tudor dance.  Pupils identify its characteristic musical features and rhythms before attempting to dance the Pavan and performing and composing their own modal Pavan melodies over a drone accompaniment.  Pupils then learn about traditional Tudor musical instruments before exploring Tudor and madrigal-style songs with a “fa-la-la” refrain, where they compose their own lyrics to a given melody.  Fanfares are explored briefly before pupils work towards putting on a Tudor-style “Banquet-Concert” combining elements of the unit into a class performance.           

Element Focus - Rhythm, Timbre & Dynamics, Structure & Form

Key Stage 2 Unit 10 - The Tudors

Learning, Listening, Composing & Evaluating Activities

Performing Activities - Songs & Scores

Starter & Plenary Activities

Score 2 - Pavane

(parts with and without note names & full score)

Audio Example on Audio 4

 

MIDI 3 - Part 1;     MIDI 4 - Part 2;     MIDI 5 - Part 3;     MIDI 6 - Part 4

MIDI 7 - Part 5;     MIDI 8 - All parts together (with pavane rhythm and 2 bar intro)

Song Sheet 1 - Fa la la la la

Score 1 - Fa la la la la Piano Accopmaniment

MIDI 1 - Fa la la la la song melody

MIDI 2 - Fa la la la la piano accompaniment

Song Example on Audio 1

Song Sheet 2 - Deck the Halls

 

Song example (a cappella) on Audio 7

Song melody on MIDI 9

Piano Accompaniment on Audio 6

Score 7 - Music for a Grand Procession

 

Both parts together on MIDI 18

Score 8 - Music for the King’s Entry

 

MIDI 19 - Part 1;    MIDI 20  - Part 2

MIDI 21 - Parts 1 & 2 together

Score 9 - A Tudor Fanfare

MIDI 23 - all parts together

Audio example on Audio 18

Parts modelled on Audio 19

Song Sheet 3 - Greensleeves

 

Song example on Audio 20

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