Combining Melody and Accompaniment
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Next, London Youth Folk Ensemble recap the bassline and then combine the bassline and melody for the first time (video 18):
Reflect
- How does Emily help LYFE to revise the bassline?
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The group then practices the full piece with both the melody and bassline (video 19):
Reflect
- How does Emily help LYFE to combine the bassline and melody?
- What roles would you give to Ali, Seb, Grace and Zac at this point in the activity (e.g. melody/simplified melody/accompaniment/rhythm)?
- Why would you assign the roles in this way?
- What support would they need to play these roles confidently?
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