KS3 · Music · Year 7
Learning a sea shanty with changing dynamics
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Your learning goal
I can sing a sea shanty with changing dynamics and using call and response
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Learning a sea shanty with changing dynamics: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can sing a sea shanty with changing dynamics and using call and response
Key learning points
- A sea shanty is a work song sung by sailors to help them keep a steady rhythm while working.
- They helped build teamwork, boost morale and gave sailors a way to share their feelings.
- When we sing in unison, we need to listen carefully and blend our sound with those around us.
- Singing with changing dynamics can help us to tell stories.
- Sea shanties often have opportunities for call and response singing.
Words to know
- unison
- the name given to music where everyone sings the same pitch at the same time
- phrase
- a musical thought, like a sentence in a story
- dynamics
- how loud or quiet the music is
- call and response
- a question and answer musical structure
- crescendo
- a gradual increase in loudness or intensity
Common mistakes
Singing everything loud is a great way to make yourself heard.
Changing dynamics gives shape and character to music and helps to tell a story.
For parents, carers and teachers
- There are opportunities for small group or solo parts singing the call and a larger group responding in the verses.