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This unit develops pupil’s awareness of Chinese music in relation to its social, cultural and historical context. Pupils are introduced to the sounds of Chinese music through the integrated activities of listening, performing and composing and learn about its origins and Chinese musical instruments. The Pentatonic Scale forms the basis of study for this unit and pupils perform and compose pieces using this. Other key words and concepts included in this unit include Melody, Rhythm, Structure, Contrast, Dynamics and Drone. Element Focus - Pitch, Texture, Timbre & Dynamics and Melody & Harmony |
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Secondary/Key Stage 3 Unit - Chinese Music |
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Exploring the Pentatonic Scale |
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Hsiao |
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The Siamese Cat Song |
The Siamese Cat Song Pupil’s Score |
The Siamese Cat Song Piano Accompaniment |
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The Siamese Cat Song |
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China Town |
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China Town Player 1 |
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China Town Players 1. 2 & 3 |
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Dragon Boat Race |
Chinese Music |
The Black Notes Scale |
Composing a Chinese Pentatonic Piece |
The Willow Pattern Story Composing Sheet |
Evaluating Chinese Pentatonic Compositions |
Chinese Music & Pentatonic Scales Quiz |
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Identifying Chinese Musical Instruments
(Uses Audio 1 & 2) |
Chinese Music Word search |
Chinese Musical Instrument Graphic Score Sequencing
(Uses Audio 3) |
Two Enharmonic Dice |
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Lesson Plan (PDF) |
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Lesson Bundles (ZIP) Download all the resources you need for each lesson (excluding video files) in a ZIP file. |
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Lesson 1 Exploring Chinese Musical Instruments |
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Lesson 2 Exploring The Black Notes Pentatonic Scale |
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Lesson 3 Exploring Pentatonic Improvisation |
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Lesson 4 Composing a Chinese Pentatonic Piece |
Resource Bundle |
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Lesson 5 Exploring the influence of Chinese Music on Music from other times and places |
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Lesson 6 Performing a Group Arrangement of a Chinese-influenced Pentatonic Song |
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Spring Water Reflects the Moon |
Chinese Feng Shui Music |
Two Pentatonic Improvisations |
Listening to Chinese Music Graphic Score Matching
(Uses Audio 7 & 8) |
Listening to Chinese Music
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My Chinese Music Learning |
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The Siamese Cat Song Melodic Parts Together |
The Siamese Cat Song Percussion Parts Together |
The Siamese Cat Song All Parts Together |