KS3 · Music · Year 9
Learning Wild Mountain Thyme in 2 part harmony
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Your learning goal
I can sing Wild Mountain Thyme in two part harmony.
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Learning Wild Mountain Thyme in 2 part harmony: 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 Wild Mountain Thyme in two part harmony.
Key learning points
- Harmony parts can have a wider or narrower range and a higher or lower register than the main melody.
- Some harmony lines use a homophonic texture, meaning they use the same words and rhythms but sung at a different pitch.
- Another type of texture can be created by singing a drone, a constant, pitched sound.
Words to know
- homophonic
- two or more different layers of harmony which move at the same time
- vocal register
- the higher or lower parts of your singing voice
- range
- the difference between the highest and lowest notes in a melody line
- phrase
- a musical thought, like a sentence in a story
- drone
- a constant, pitched sound
Common mistakes
When singing in harmony, students can easily be drawn onto the melody part.
Group carefully, with enough separation between the parts to encourage independence. Sing each part several times before combining them.
For parents, carers and teachers
- There is opportunity for differentiation in the grouping of pupils. The melody part is generally easier than the harmony. The vocals are recorded an octave lower. Pupils and teachers can use whichever octave feels right.