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Lesson 3: Indian music: Adding a drone

Building on the group compositions from the previous lesson, adding a repeated background note known as a drone.
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1. Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: Anagrams.

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Assessment – Music Y3: IndiaLesson 1: Introducing traditional Indian music and instrumentsLesson 2: Indian music: Playing a rag
Lesson 3: Indian music: Adding a drone
Lesson 4: Indian music: Introducing the talLesson 5: Indian music: Performing Anile vaa
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