The Sailors’ Chorus

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Royal Opera House – KS3 Dramatic Singing Resource 30
Consider the wider context Work songs <strong>The</strong>re is a long tradition of people using singing as a technique for unifying physical movement while working. Investigate the following: 1. What is a work song? 2. Why do workers sing work songs? Are they particularly useful for specific types of jobs? 3. Why do you think sailors sang so many sea shanties? Read this interesting article on 19th century life of a sailor: Read now 4. What are the musical characteristics of a good work song? (consider, rhythm, beat, tempo, tune and structure in your answer). 5. What work songs do you already know? Try composing a work song for cleaning the whiteboard or some other classroom “work”. Royal Opera House – KS3 Dramatic Singing Resource 31
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