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Teacher video: Bhangra beats: Global grooves unit overview
An overview of the Year 6 Bhangra beats: Global grooves unit.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify key features of Bhangra music.
- Explain how different musical styles have influenced Bhangra.
- Explain how the dhol is used to play the chaal rhythm.
- Perform a repeating rhythmic pattern with a steady beat.
- Perform the chaal rhythm with accurate accented beats.
- Compose and play a repeating melodic riff.
- Read and notate simple melodies on a stave.
- Perform a rhythmic or melodic part as part of a group.
- Use music technology to combine a chaal rhythm and repeating riff.
- Refine a Bhangra-inspired composition using music technology.
Suggested prior learning
West African rhythms: Create, play and perform
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Bhangra
Lesson 2: Bhangra beats
Lesson 3: Bhangra melodies
Lesson 4: Bhangra-inspired compositions
Lesson 5: Music technology – Bhangra
Key skills
Key skills
Creating sound
- Playing melodies with
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Key knowledge
Listening and evaluating
To know:
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Key vocabulary
accented beats (Y6)
rhythmic loop (Y4)
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Cross-curricular opportunities
History: How Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world.
British values: Mutual respect.
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Film music
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