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Year 7 Unit 4 Ostinato & Variations
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Canon by Pachelbel

Playing Canon

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Play the Bass Ostinato from Canon. Remember, that it needs to repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato.  Then...have a go at Part 1. Remember that it needs to repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato.
Stretch yourself in the Blue task...
In pairs, put the two parts together. Person sat on the left needs to play the Bass, person on the right needs to play Part 1.

Bass Part

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Tutorial video of the Bass Part

Part 1

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Tutorial video of Part 1

Blue task...super stretched!
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Now that you can play the Bass part and Part 1, try playing them all at the same time. 
Start working in pairs to play this, then swap parts with your partner. When you can play both hands, have a go at playing all three parts by yourself.  
Watch the tutorial video to help you.

Tutorial video of Bass and Part 1

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Play Part 2 from Canon. Remember, that it needs to repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato.
Then...have a go at playing Part 1 and Part 2 at the same time. Remember that it needs to 
repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato.
Stretch yourself in the Purple task...
In pairs, put the three parts together. Person sat on the left needs to play the Bass, person on the right needs to play Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 2

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​Tutorial video for Part 2



​Tutorial video for Part 1 and Part 2

​Now that you can play the Bass part, Part 1 and Part 2, try playing them all at the same time. 
Start working in pairs to play this, then swap parts with your partner. When you can play both hands, have a go at playing all three parts by yourself.  
Watch the tutorial video to help you.

Bass Part & Part 1 & Part 2

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Play Part 3 from Canon. Remember, that it needs to repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato. Each of the notes in Part 3 only lasts for 1 beat (therefore it moves at twice the speed of the previous parts).  Then...have a go at playing Part 4. Remember that it needs to repeat at least twice to be an Ostinato. This part uses a combination of 1 beat notes (crotchets) and 2 beat notes (minims)
Stretch yourself in the Pink task...
In pairs, put these parts over the top of the Bass/Part 1/Part 2. Person sat on the left needs to play the Bass, and Part 1&2. Person sat on the right needs to play Part 3/4.
You can play these parts over the Bass/Part 1/Part 2 video below until your partner is ready to team up!

Part 3

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​Tutorial video for Part 3

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​Now that you can play part 3, have a go at playing it over the top of the Bass/Part1&2 track.
Make sure you keep all layers in time with each other
When you can do this, work together with a partner to create a 'live' layered performance.

Bass Part & Part 1 & Part 2

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Creating variations of a melody - Frere Jacques

Frere Jacques - Melody

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Frere Jacques - Canon

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Frere Jacques - Drone

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Frere Jacques - Chord Sequence

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Frere Jacques - Ostinato

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Frere Jacques - Minor Key

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  • Home
    • Curriculum Overview
  • KS3 Music
    • Year 7 >
      • Key Stage 3 Baseline Assessment
      • Unit 1 - Musical Elements >
        • Animals C1 Listening Assessment
      • Unit 2 - Rhythm
      • Unit 3 - Highs & Lows
      • Unit 4 - Ostinato/Variations
      • Unit 5 - Blues Music
      • Unit 6 - Pop Songs
    • Year 8 >
      • Unit 1 - Reggae >
        • Reggae C1 Listening Assessment
      • Unit 2 - Folk Music
      • Unit 3 - Film Music
      • Unit 4 - Musical Stories
      • Unit 5 - Pop Riffs
      • Unit 6 - Pop Song (band)
  • KS4 Music
    • BTEC Music >
      • BTEC Unit 1
      • BTEC Unit 2
      • BTEC Unit 3
      • BTEC Unit 5
    • Edexcel GCSE *NEW* >
      • Edexcel GCSE - JS Bach
      • Edexcel GCSE - LV Beethoven
    • *OLD SPEC* AQA GCSE Music
  • Extra Curricular
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    • Band Lesson Resources
  • Extras
    • Testimonials
    • Best Practice Resources
  • Resources Page
  • Metronome
  • Cover
  • Knowledge Organisers
  • Primary
  • RS Piano DEBUT
  • Instrumental BT
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