What you will learn
- Research one Caribbean artiste using a checked source.
- Join in an approved folk or nation-building song from memory.
- Compose and revise an original short jingle.
An artiste is a person who creates or performs art. Caribbean music includes many styles and communities. We can learn about an artiste, sing a teacher-approved traditional or nation-building song, and create our own small piece. Research means checking information, not copying a biography or repeating a rumour. Our jingle will use original words rather than borrowing a song’s lyrics.
Make a small research card
Choose a teacher-approved artiste such as a calypsonian, singer, composer or pan musician. Record their name, connection with the Caribbean, art form and one checked contribution. Use a library or official cultural source and record its title or link. Distinguish a fact from an opinion: ‘I enjoy this rhythm’ is your response, while a recorded award or performance needs a source. Do not include private addresses or contact details.
Worked example 1
What should an artiste research card include?
Show me how
Read the situation and identify the important idea.
A checked contribution and source
Research needs accurate evidence.
Listen and sing with purpose
The teacher selects an age-appropriate folk, traditional or nation-building song that the class may use. Listen to a short section, echo phrases, then attempt the agreed section from memory. No lyrics are reproduced on this page. Learners may hum, tap or follow a visual pattern instead of singing. Discuss the song’s community context without treating every Caribbean style as the same. Memorising a section and listening to one another are explicit parts of the task.
Worked example 2
What does compose mean?
Show me how
Read the situation and identify the important idea.
Create music
Composition involves making something.
Watch out! A common mistake
Copying a famous song’s words is not the same as composing an original jingle. A personal opinion is not a sourced fact.
Create your own jingle
A jingle is a short, memorable musical message. Choose a simple class purpose such as returning shared materials. Write two original lines, find a steady beat and try a short melody or spoken rap. Our sample words are newly written: ‘Put the pencils in their place. Leave a tidy learning space.’ Change them or write your own. Rehearse, listen and revise a word or rhythm so the message is clear. Record only with the usual permissions; a live class performance is enough.
Worked example 3
Can a learner hum or tap instead of singing?
Show me how
Read the situation and identify the important idea.
Yes
Alternative musical roles support inclusion.
Make, practise or plan
Make one sourced artiste card, participate in an approved song-memory activity, then compose and revise a two-line original jingle. Keep research, listening and composition evidence together.
You may explain your plan, arrange picture cards or use an adapted version agreed with the teacher. Describe one choice and how it helps the task.
Try it
TRY ITMusic: Caribbean Artistes and Your Own Jingle lab
Let’s practise
Work each one in your copybook. Open Hint if you are stuck, then open Show answer to check.
1. What should an artiste research card include?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
A checked contribution and source. Research needs accurate evidence.
2. Which is an opinion?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
I enjoy this rhythm. Enjoyment is a personal response.
3. What is a jingle?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
A short memorable musical message. Jingles communicate briefly through music.
4. What does compose mean?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
Create music. Composition involves making something.
5. What should the new jingle use?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
Original words. The task is to create an original message.
6. What is a suitable song-memory task?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
Echo an approved section then try it from memory. Teacher selection and participation choices matter.
7. Can a learner hum or tap instead of singing?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
Yes. Alternative musical roles support inclusion.
8. What makes useful feedback on a jingle?
Hint
Think about the lesson explanation and give the answer in your own words.
Show answer
The message is clear and fits the beat. Assess communication and musical choices.
Quiz
Lesson quiz: 10 questions
Answer every question, then press Check my answers. Score 8 or more to earn the Caribbean Composer badge.
Music: Caribbean Artistes and Your Own Jingle: worksheet
Name: ____________________ Date: ______________
Part A: Let’s practise
1. What should an artiste research card include?
2. Which is an opinion?
3. What is a jingle?
4. What does compose mean?
5. What should the new jingle use?
6. What is a suitable song-memory task?
7. Can a learner hum or tap instead of singing?
8. What makes useful feedback on a jingle?
Part B: Quiz
1. What should an artiste research card include?
(a) A copied rumour
(b) A checked contribution and source
(c) A private home address
(d) An invented award
2. Which is an opinion?
(a) The card records an artiste’s name
(b) The library provides a biography
(c) I enjoy this rhythm
(d) This source lists a performance date
3. What is a jingle?
(a) A long unlabelled copied biography
(b) Only a costume
(c) A flag pattern
(d) A short memorable musical message
4. What does compose mean?
(a) Create music
(b) Copy every lyric unchanged
(c) Only buy an instrument
(d) Hide a source
5. What should the new jingle use?
(a) Insults
(b) Original words
(c) A famous chorus copied without thought
(d) Private classmate details
6. What is a suitable song-memory task?
(a) Force every child to sing alone
(b) Choose any adult-themed song
(c) Echo an approved section then try it from memory
(d) Publish copied lyrics
7. Can a learner hum or tap instead of singing?
(a) No
(b) Only with a new phone
(c) Only outdoors
(d) Yes
8. What makes useful feedback on a jingle?
(a) The message is clear and fits the beat
(b) The singer must look famous
(c) Only expensive instruments count
(d) Copy more of a hit song
9. Why record a research source?
(a) To avoid reading
(b) So the information can be checked
(c) To make an opinion a fact automatically
(d) To reveal private details
10. What should happen after a first performance?
(a) Mock the quietest performer
(b) Upload without permission
(c) Listen and revise one feature
(d) Assume it cannot improve
Answers (for the adult)
Part A
1. A checked contribution and source. Research needs accurate evidence.
2. I enjoy this rhythm. Enjoyment is a personal response.
3. A short memorable musical message. Jingles communicate briefly through music.
4. Create music. Composition involves making something.
5. Original words. The task is to create an original message.
6. Echo an approved section then try it from memory. Teacher selection and participation choices matter.
7. Yes. Alternative musical roles support inclusion.
8. The message is clear and fits the beat. Assess communication and musical choices.
Part B
1. (b) A checked contribution and source
2. (c) I enjoy this rhythm
3. (d) A short memorable musical message
4. (a) Create music
5. (b) Original words
6. (c) Echo an approved section then try it from memory
7. (d) Yes
8. (a) The message is clear and fits the beat
9. (b) So the information can be checked
10. (c) Listen and revise one feature
Recap
- Research one Caribbean artiste using a checked source.
- Join in an approved folk or nation-building song from memory.
- Compose and revise an original short jingle.
- Copying a famous song’s words is not the same as composing an original jingle. A personal opinion is not a sourced fact.
Words to know
- artiste
- A person who creates or performs art.
Example: Remember: A person who creates or performs art. - source
- Where information comes from.
Example: Remember: Where information comes from. - jingle
- A short, memorable musical message.
Example: Remember: A short, memorable musical message. - compose
- Create a piece of music or a song.
Example: Remember: Create a piece of music or a song.
Try it at home
- Make one sourced artiste card, participate in an approved song-memory activity, then compose and revise a two-line original jingle. Keep research, listening and composition evidence together.
- Explain one choice to an adult or a classmate. A paper plan is enough; do not attempt a risky practical task at home.
Test tips
Tips for class tests
- Read the complete question before choosing.
- Use the meaning from the lesson rather than memorising an answer position.
- Explain one reason for your answer, then review any mistake.
For parents and teachers
After this lesson, your child should be able to:
- Research one Caribbean artiste using a checked source.
- Join in an approved folk or nation-building song from memory.
- Compose and revise an original short jingle.
Use invented examples and voluntary participation. No learner needs to disclose private information. The quiz assesses understanding; it does not certify practical skill. Adapt tasks to the learner and setting.
Quiz scores and badges are saved only in this browser on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere. If the browser data is cleared, or another device is used, the badges will be lost.
Previous: Music: Strong and Weak Beats
Next: Standard 3 Arts
Course: Standard 3 Arts
Updates
2026/11/07
– First draft of this Arts lesson, with two hands-on activities, practice, a quiz badge, a worksheet and credited pictures.
Attributions to media used in this post:
Kip1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steelpan_Instruments_at_Trinidad_and_Tobago_Carnival.jpg
© 2026 Vedesh Kungebeharry. All rights reserved.