P1 - D4

Memorise with accuracy selected short, simple songs from their repertoire

Help learners to memorise selected songs from their repertoire by:

building up short sections at a time
identifying and remembering rhythmic patterns and the shape of the melody
noting where repetitions and contrasts occur
focusing on expressive details

From time to time, teach a song away from the music, only referring to the notation once it is learnt.

Encourage learners to sing from memory to other learners.

Promote confidence by making memorisation of whole pieces a natural part of the learning process. Bear in mind that they are unlikely to be memorised properly until the performance is technically fluent. Some objectives are:

to strengthen learners’ confidence
to focus on the expressive qualities of the music
to enable learners to communicate more freely without having the constraints of notation

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P2 - D4

Sing from memory, and to others, selected contrasting songs from their repertoire

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P1 - D3

Sing short, easy songs from appropriate notation/ symbols

P1 - D5

Read and sing at sight short, simple phrases at a regular pulse; begin to make links between sound and symbol

A Common Approach