1. NYMAZ: Sounding Out
Author: Grace McNeill

2. Can you remember? Syncopation – when the off beat is accented.
Walking Bass –
Bass line that moves up and down repeatedly throughout.
Improvisation –
Musical phrases made up on the spot to fit the work, creating a solo.
Instrumental break –
Section of music between the main phrases where instruments take solos.
Head –
this is the section in the music which acts as the main riff, and the ensemble all know and play in unison.
Can you remember?

3. Using Melody Keywords/terms: Syncopation Improvisation
Instrumental Break
Head
Do you remember the melodic riff we created?
E – G – E – E – E – G
Can you create your own syncopated rhythm?
Can you change it to create an improvised melody?

4. Our Structure!

5. What went well?

6. Performance

7. I performed the ‘Head’ rhythm and responded to some of the conducted gestures.
I can perform a simple improvised rhythm.
I can play the structure of our performance with some support.
I can play the ‘Head’ rhythm and respond in time and accurately to the conducted actions. I can play most of the melodic riff.
I know how to move between instrumental breaks and ‘Head’ sections. I can improvise a rhythm/melody.
I can play the ‘Head’ rhythm and respond to creatively to conducted gestures.
I can play all of the melodic riff and improvise using melody within solo sections in instrumental breaks.
I can perform the whole composition well from memory.