Classical Spectacular - Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert HallHornpipeArr. Henry WoodGroup DiscussionWhat is a hornpipe?Why do you think this music is calleda “sailor’s” hornpipe?What reasons do you think sailors had fordoing hornpipes? (Captain Cook used to make hissailors do hornpipes all the time – Why?)Now listen to the music…Music ActivityWhen you listen to the Hornpipe you will hearthe music slowly speeding up. The speed of a pieceof music is called tempo. When the tempo speedsup it is called accelerando.Experiment with this by singing a simple songyou know, gradually getting faster and fasterORby playing a percussion instrument to the beatof the hornpipe and see how you speed up asthe music progresses.Classical Spectacular Teacher’s Pack 2012