A 4 lesson practical SOW about Samba. Students develop their understanding of: - where Samba comes from and what it sounds like. - what instruments are used - how to perform typical Samba rhythms - keywords such as Polyrhythm, Syncopation, Clave, Call & Response & Unison

This is an 8 lesson scheme of work to teach students how to compose chord patterns and melodies. Comes with a topic booklet, assessment criteria and PowerPoints for each lesson. In this topic students are taught: difference between diatonic and chromatic harmony composing diatonic chord patterns how to compose a contrasting chord pattern (relative minor, tonic minor) how to perform chords (block, rhythmic, broken, arpeggios, bass notes & inversions) what makes an effective melody how to compose diatonic melodies how to develop and extend a melodic idea (repetition, steps, leaps, addition, subtraction, phrasing, question & answer, chromaticism & sequences) Topic culminates in performance of composition. Topic offers opportunities for teacher, self and peer-assessment.