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Year 6 · Music · Composing · Lesson 2

Rhythm, ostinato and structure

Ostinato, rhythm values, contrast, and musical structures (binary, ternary, rondo, verse-chorus), with notated and played examples.

Whiteboard video lesson: Rhythm, ostinato and structure

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Explain and compose an ostinato
  • Count rhythms
  • Describe binary, ternary and rondo forms
  • Create contrast between sections

The method

  1. A.
  2. Contrast B.
  3. Structure.
  4. Ostinato.

Key words: ostinato, ternary, binary, rondo, contrast, rhythm.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is an ostinato?

  1. Step 1: Repeat

Answer: a short repeated pattern

Question 2

Can an ostinato be a rhythm only?

  1. Step 1: Yes

Answer: yes - rhythmic or melodic

Question 3

What is binary form?

  1. Step 1: A B

Answer: two sections: A B