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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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Laura Barr Music specialist

In her 14 year teaching career, Laura assumed the role of Music Lead, and was Head of Music in a large secondary school. Laura has a passion for working with children with a disadvantaged background, either through deprivation or disability, and now works full-time as Head of the Dyslexia Resource Base at a secondary school in the New Forest. When she isn’t busy with work Laura loves to spend time with her three sons; a nine year old and four year old twins; walking, swimming and generally anything else that tires them out!

 

Laura has created music topics that engage with cross curricular themes from classical music that represent animals, to a topic that introduces Key Stage 2 pupils to South and West African music.

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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 9 April 2026

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