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London’s burning KS1

Vocabulary Know that Know what

Round A tune that is sung in A round is a musical structure. Nursery rhyme tune can be
groups where each group heard in a piece of music.
starts the tune after the Some nursery rhymes can be sung in
others. rounds. Place the melody returns in
a round.
Canon Very similar to a round The words in nursery rhymes tell us about
only usually on what was going on at the time they Musical dimensions can
instruments. were written. create different moods.

Nursery A simple song for children Church bells were used to convey Pitch patterns can represent
rhyme written a long time ago. messages. a melody when I’m listening
and composing.
Ascending Music that moves up in The music written around the time of the
pitch. Great Fire of London is called baroque Know how
music.
Descending Music that moves down in To maintain a part in a two
pitch. The instruments used in the baroque era part round within a large
are played in a similar way to instruments group.
Step Music that moves either we have today.
up or down by one note To use a repeated phrase
at a time. Henry Purcell, Gustav Holst and Benjamin from a round as an
Till are British composers who lived at accompaniment.
Leap Music that jumps different times in British history.
between notes that are To play a simple pitch
far apart. Composers and their music pattern on a pitched
instrument holding the
Sequence The same pattern only Pachelbel - Canon in D beater correctly .
higher or lower. Benjamin Till - Oranges and lemons
Holst - Dance of the spirits of fire
Church bells Metal bells hung in a Purcell - Music for the funeral of Queen
church tower and played Mary
on different occasions. Anderson - Fiddle faddle

Peal Loud ringing of bells.

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