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Samba fusion

Pupils are introduced to samba drumming, performing as an ensemble and developing their understanding of drum technique, the structure and musical conventions of the music, how rhythm and tempo are used to create excitement and the culture connected with the music.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils can perform rhythmic patterns within a layered ensemble, maintaining their own part against contrasting rhythms.
  • Pupils have experience of performing and composing using polyrhythmic textures.
  • Pupils can switch between different rhythmic parts while maintaining a steady pulse.
  • Pupils have experience of performing in extended rhythmic structures using repetition and contrast.
  • Pupils understand and can recognise compound time (e.g. 12/8) and different rhythmic feels.
  • Pupils have developed their understanding of syncopation through performance and aural learning.
  • Pupils can use grid notation and aural copying to learn and create rhythmic patterns.
  • Pupils can demonstrate secure percussion technique and understand how different sounds are produced on drums.
  • Pupils have experience of improvising simple rhythmic ideas within a structured piece.
  • Pupils have an awareness of the cultural context of ensemble drumming traditions.

Source curriculum references

  • Improvise and compose; and extend and develop musical ideas by drawing on a range of musical structures, styles, genres and traditions
  • Identify and use the interrelated dimensions of music expressively and with increasing sophistication, including use of tonalities, different types of scales and other musical devices
  • Listen with increasing discrimination to a wide range of music from great composers and musicians

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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