Compose a Tudor Fanfare Accompany La Volta using
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Compose a Tudor Fanfare Accompany La Volta using percussion
What were fanfares for? • Announce the arrival of someone important • Grab people’s attention so they remember to make way and bow down • Usually played on brass instruments (so couldn’t use many notes) • Usually fairly short.
Rhythms from phrases • Here comes the king • How would you write these ones? – All bow down – He is the greatest • What other phrases could you use?
How do you clap this rhythm?
How do you play this tune?
Compose a Tudor Fanfare • • Start and end on G Only use the notes G, B and D The rhythm in each bar should add up to 4 beats It should be 4 bars long
Evaluation • Did you manage to follow the composition rules? • Do you think it sounds like a fanfare? • Did you manage to perform it well? • How would you improve your fanfare? • Which instrument do you think it would sound best on?
Learning to play the melody La Volta using 6/8 rhythms https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d 5 Vl 8 o 8 f 0 d. Q&list=RDd 5 Vl 8 o 8 f 0 d. Q#t=8 Practice playing through the phrase on your recorder
Adding accompaniment Introducing 6/8 dance rhythms to accompany La Volta. Wood blocks or hand drum Chant and clap the rhythm through first ‘Dance a-round and dance a-round and’ Tambourine 1, 2, 3, shake 2, 3
Evaluation Did you manage to play the 6/8 rhythms on your instruments? Which rhythm was the easiest to play? Did you keep a steady pulse? Did you manage to accompany the melody? How could you improve your performance?
