Unit 2: Caribbean (Instrumental lessons)

Learning about the history and features of calypso music, performing a calypso-style song with voices and tuned percussion in multiple parts and playing from staff notation. 

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Lessons

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Lesson 1: What is calypso?

  • To understand the main features of calypso music.

Lesson 2: What’s the story?

Lesson 3: Instrumental calypso

Lesson 4: Calypso quavers

Lesson 5: Pentatonic calypso

Key skills

Year 3

  • Discussing the stylistic
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • The key features
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Key vocabulary

calypso

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Knowledge organiser – Music KS2 Instrumental: Caribbean

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Vocabulary display – Music KS2 Instrumental: Caribbean

A display version of the vocabulary from the unit ‘KS2 Instrumental: Caribbean’.

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