Music
Warming up to sing
How do you warm up before you sing?
Tuning
How do you sing in tune in a choir?
Phrasing
How do you add feelings to your choral singing?
Communication and Expression
What do your conductor's hand movements mean when you're singing in a choir?
Ensemble
How do you make a choir of many voices sound like one voice?
Diction
How do you pronounce your words when singing in a choir?
Somewhere Only We Know
Hear the full performance of Somewhere Only We Know.
The Rhythm of Life
Hear our choir perform The Rhythm of Life in full.
How do pulse and rhythm work?
Learn about the pulse in music and what makes a good rhythm.
How do duration and tempo work?
Learn how duration and tempo work in music as Beethoven helps the band add variety to their song.
How do pitch and melody work?
Learn about the dimensions of music and how pitch and melody work.
What is harmony?
Learn what a harmony is and how harmonies can turn a good song into a great song.
What is texture and timbre?
Nitin Sawhney takes the band on an adventure around the world to layer new sounds in their music.
What are dynamics?
The band's song is starting to sound boring until Tchaikovsky comes along with the cannons.
How does structure work?
Learn how structure and call and response work in music, as Elvis helps out the band with their song.
What is notation?
The band keep forgetting their song but Bach is here with some top tips for writing music down.
Composing music to match emotions
Why does music make us emotional? Find out more and how you can add emotion to your music.
What is a musical performance?
Learn about what makes a great musical performance and why it's okay to make mistakes when playing music.
What is composition?
Find out how to make up your own music.
Bitesize music quiz: round two
Are you a crescendo champion or a notation novice? Find out in the second part of the Bitesize Primary Music quiz!