Lesson 2: Performing a ballad
Listening to and learning to identify the features of a ballad, understanding that ballads tell a story through song.
Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Arrange the children in pairs and display the Presentation: Speak like an expert. Ask the children to listen to the link: 'Everything I Do' by Brian Adams from the previous lesson and explain to their partner what they know about this style of music.
The following questions may help prompt them:
What is this type of music called? (A ballad which is a piece of music which tells a story.)
What do ballads have in common? (Answers could include: speed, instruments, stories, lyrics, mainly a solo, a chorus, verses.)
What is this style of music similar to? (A poem.)
What is a chorus? (Repeated sections of music with the same tune and lyrics.)
What is a stanza? (A story written in short phrases.)
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