Starter quiz
- What is an echo?
- a question and answer structure where the call is different to the response
- an exact copy of a musical phrase ✓
- when we all sing together
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- Is Charlie Over the Ocean an echo or call and response song?
- 'echo' ✓
- Match the part of the song to the explanation.
- call⇔The part the leader sings, which is quite often a question. ✓
- response⇔The part everybody else sings, which is quite often an answer. ✓
- It is really important to warm up before singing because we need to keep our voices...
- 'strong and healthy' ✓
Exit quiz
- How can we show the leader that we are listening carefully?
- We sometimes look at them and to try to know when to join in.
- We don't look at them and sing when they are singing.
- We look at them, listen carefully and join in at the correct time. ✓
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- Which one of these is not an echo song?
- Doctor Knickerbocker
- Lemonade ✓
- Yoo Hoo
- Charlie Over the Ocean
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- Doggie, Doggie is a call and response song. Can you match the phrase to the correct part of the song?
- Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone?⇔call ✓
- Someone stole it from my home.⇔response ✓
- Who stole your bone?⇔call ✓
- I stole your bone.⇔response ✓
- How do we know Doggie, Doggie is a call and response song?
- because it has a question and answer musical structure ✓
- because you echo every line
- because we all sing the same thing at the same time
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can use our voices and movements to chant and sing both echo and call and response songs and chants together.
- We can create musical responses as part of play in a singing game.
Common misconception
Echo and call and response are the same thing.
An echo is an exact match of a phrase. A call and response is a question and answer structure in which the response can be different from the call.
Keywords
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Call and response - a question and answer musical structure
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