World Music Passport

Name
...........
Write down as many different musical styles as you can think of
(Think about other countries as well)

Learning Objectives:
To learn about musical styles from other countries
around the world.
Be able to recognise, compare and describe musical
features that can be heard in music from different
countries.
Be able to compose and perform a piece of music that
uses features you have heard in music from other
countries.

Listening Task:
You will hear four pieces of music. On the map on the
next page, write a number on the country where you think
the music is from.

What features of the music helped you to make your

decision?
 Discuss with your partner
Who could this be?
What is he famous for?
Where is he from?
What would you like to know?

Today, we are looking at music

Key words:

Off Beat
Syncopation
Chords
Reggae

Write down three things that you have learnt today:

1) ....

2) ...

3) ...
 Match up these key words to their definition.

Reggae A musical feature that

accompanies the melody.
Syncopation Which beats are emphasised in
Reggae music?
Chords A musical feature where the
rhythm is off beat.
Beats two and four A musical style from the
Caribbean.
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard & The instruments usually heard in
a Reggae band.
Drums

Learning Objectives: Key Words:

Learn how to combine a melody
and chords to create a Reggae Melody
piece of music. Chords
Improvisation

What went well in your performance?

What would you improve if you were to do it again?

 What would you like
to know about this
music?

Where do you think

it is from?

Learning Objectives:
To learn about the instruments used in Samba
music.
Understand how different rhythms can be created and
added together.
Understand how different timbres can be combined to
create a piece of music.

Key Words:

Rhythm
How could you structure your rhythms Structure
to create an effective piece of music? Form
Timbre
What do you think call and response in
music could mean?

What have you learnt today?

 Gamelan
Music
After watching the
video and looking at
these two pictures,
what would you like
to know about
Gamelan music?

Key Words:
Ostinato
Harmony
How to create your own piece of Gamelan music Tonality
Pentatonic
The music uses the Pentatonic scale.
The music is made up of interlocking layers.
Each layer is played by a different instrument.
The lower the pitch, the longer the note values.
Each instrument plays an ostinato, which is repeated.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
West African
Drumming

Key Words:
Tempo
Dynamics
 The New Continent
Write the name of the musical style that we have looked
at from each continent.

North America
Asia
South America
Africa

In groups, you are going to create a musical style for a new

continent, using one or more features from each of the styles
we have looked at.

What features are you going to use in your own composition?

Write down any melodies or

Write down the name of each person in rhythms to use next lesson
your group and what instrument they
are playing
Group number What went well? What could be
improved?