Unit 3: South America (Instrumental lessons)

Learning about the history and features of Latin America music, performing a salsa style song and playing from staff notation; performing a mini carnival using a range of performance techniques including song, dance, tuned and untuned musical instruments.

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Vamos, let’s go!

  • To learn, perform and combine the key rhythms used in salsa music.

Lesson 2: History of Latin music

  • To understand the history and key features of Latin music.

Lesson 3: Salsa melodies

  • To identify the pitch of notes from staff notation and play them accurately.

Lesson 4: Melodic composition

  • To compose and notate a salsa-inspired melody.

Lesson 5: Carnival spirit

  • To perform a piece of salsa music using voices, instruments and dancing.

Key skills

Year 3

  • Discussing the stylistic
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Key knowledge

  • To know the history
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