1. Music by Marian Ingoldsby Poem by Christina Rossetti
Remember
Music by Marian Ingoldsby
Poem by Christina Rossetti

2. Tasks In your pairs read the poem ‘Remember’.
Describe the music that you might compose for this poem.
Listen to a recording of the song ‘Remember’.
Describe the music the composer wrote for this poem.

3. Some children’s reactions
‘It was soft’.
‘It was slow, except for the fast bit’.
‘The tune came back lots’.
‘The piano was like ripples. I thought it was looking at reflections of the dead person and each chord was a different memory’.
‘The fast bit was cool, like getting a happy thought suddenly’.
‘I love the melody. It was a little sad but not grieving too much like their friend said not to do’.

4. Let’s find these A phrases

5. And in the right order…

6. Now let’s sing the words

7. Now let’s try the whole song
Children sing the A phrases.
Teacher responds with the other phrases.

8. Teaching Outcomes Poetry and music
Composing elements: mood, melody, rhythm,
dynamics, accompaniment
Tonic solfa and Kodaly hand signs
Rhythmic recognition
‘A’ phrases taught by solfa and rhythm recognition
‘B’ phrases introduced by rote
Triplets
Dotted rhythm
Remember - Learning Outcomes (according to the composer)
Introduction to Rossetti’s poetry
B flat whistle or recorder using key of B flat
Ornaments (turn etc.)
Falling bass
Memorable melody
Repetition
Suspensions and their expressive qualities
Musical interruption! (tempo, mood, pitch change etc when the text ‘
turns’)
4/4 to 6/8

9. Further Potential Integration: English, Religion, Art
Decisions made by composer
Rhythmic variations e.g. dotted crotchet and quaver; triplets and rests
Mood e.g. in the middle instrumental section
Solo part for a tin whistle or recorder player
Ornamentation
Tempo changes

10. There is a backing track
Piano accompaniment supplied