Introduction to Ensemble Skills Group Work Music Booklet

This Introduction to Ensembles booklet is designed to contain all written and practical work for students for an entire Unit of Work.

The booklet starts with some flexible pages for starter activities, which could be retrieval practice, listening etc.

Then, the booklet begins to explore Gamelan music through the use of Xylophones (or could be done on keyboards, or mixture of both) and whole class, paired and group performances of some simple repetitive patterns. These are lessons are designed around developing students’ understanding of timing. Some of these tunes are composed and some are predetermined.
There is then space for feedback on group performances (multiple choice tick boxes for teacher feedback).
The next part of the project is on the keyboards and gradually explores a the tune and chords of a song, before adding a cajon (or other drum) part and a cowbell part for students to put together in a group of 4. There is a mid unit knowledge quiz for students. There is thenspace in the back of the booklet for feedback on assessment results, along with a success criteria grid.
The final page on the back of the booklet is a Knowledge Organiser.