Music

The string family and the woodwind family

Playing an orchestral melody in the C position

The brass family and playing in the F position

The percussion family and performing the full melody

Performing the accompaniment for Going Home

Performing the melody and accompaniment for Going Home

Playing in a different position on the keyboard, developing keyboard technique, reinforcing and developing understanding of the notes on the stave.

Learning to play in the C position, learning to read the notes C - G on the stave, developing keyboard technique, developing ability to appraise performances, developing listening skills in identifying and responding to orchestral music

Orchestral melodies

Blues music and the 12-bar blues

The role of the instruments and the bass pattern

Boogie-woogie

The blues scale

Building an improvisation

Creating an idiomatic blues performance

The 12-bar blues

The use of the drum kit in grunge

Fills and variation in grunge drum beats

Riffs and power chords in grunge

Writing an instrumental melody

Contrast in grunge

The intro, outro and vocal melodies

The sound of 90s grunge

How did Fela Kuti fuse his musical influences?

How did Fela Kuti use melody and harmony?

How has tango been fused with technology?

How do the layers in tango dance come together?

How does Indian classical music make you feel?

How has bhangra been modified?

How has travel created new fusion bands?

How can we develop ideas in fusion music?

How can we fuse different musical styles and traditions?

How can we fuse different musical styles and traditions into a new composition?

Fusions

How can a DAW be used to create EDM rhythms?

How are chord sequences used in EDM?

How can we add interest to chord sequences?

How are bass lines and riffs created in EDM?

How can a melodic riff be added above a chord sequence?

How can samples be used in EDM music?

What makes you get up and dance?

What musical ideas create feelings of excitement?

What is the role of the producer?

Using technology musically: EDM

To understand how and why film music has changed from mickey-mousing

To explore timing and sonority in live film music

To understand the role of a DAW in music creation, and the difference between foley and sound effects

What is the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound?

To explore how an underscore can communicate a mood or setting, through instrumental sonorities and techniques

To be able to exploit musical elements in an underscore to reflect the mood or setting in a film clip

To explore tonality and harmony in an underscore to reflect the mood or setting in a film clip

To understand how to exploit sonority, dynamics, pitch, rhythm and tempo to compose successful leitmotifs

To be able to develop leitmotifs further to reflect changes in a character's mood or situation

Using technology musically: Film Music

How did John Lennon use melody to communicate the lyrics of his protest song 'Imagine'?

What tempo, metre and rhythm choices did John Lennon make in his song 'Imagine', and why?

How did John Lennon use texture and tonality in his protest song 'Imagine'?

How do contemporary musicians show us their passions and beliefs?

How can drum patterns communicate different musical styles?

How might we compose a chord sequence for a 'song for a better world'?

How can you write powerful lyrics and set these to music?

How do songwriters ensure that their song gets stuck in your head?

How do songwriters ensure their song has a sense of direction?

How can you communicate your passion and beliefs through music (1)?

How can you communicate your passion and beliefs through music (2)?

Band Musicianship 3: Songs for a better world

Music

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