Lesson 1: Shosholoza a cappella
Learning to sing the song Shosholoza, sung in Ndebele, the language spoken by the Bantu people.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall
Singing without musical accompaniment is called 'a cappella'.
An 'ostinato' is a repeated musical pattern.
'Call and response' are musical phrases in which one person sings or plays something and others sing or play something back in reply.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026
