<p><strong>This is an original Scheme of Work for Secondary Schools inspired by Tonesight, a system that uses music and motion sensing to make visual artworks accessible to the visually-impaired. It encourages students to consider the links between visual art and music before guiding them through a series of listening, performing and composing activities.</strong></p> <p>*There are 12 lessons of varied and engaging activities including listening exercises, performance tasks and tests followed by a project guiding the students through the steps to creating their own ‘Tonesight’ composition. *</p> <p>Links to multiple resources including relevant and engaging Youtube videos are provioded throughout.</p> <p>**This is particularly suitable for final year KS3 students or first-year GCSE Music students. **</p> <p>By the end of this topic students should:</p> <ul> <li>understand some of the creative and philosophical links between music and image</li> <li>become more confident performing music together and as soloists</li> <li>develop the creative, technical and theoretical skills for composing original music for an artwork, preparing it for playback at an art exhibition as a means for helping a blind or visually-impaired person</li> </ul> <p>*please note that Logic Pro X and Sibelius, or two similar MIDI and notation applications, are required to complete this SOW</p>

<p>This scheme of work is for any KS3 class beginning to use Logic Pro, although the tasks would apply equally to Garageband.</p> <p>Week by week, the scheme takes the students through the levels of progression from ‘Bedroom Startup’ to ‘Superstar Producer’ giving them essential skills and tips for using Logic effectively.</p> <p>Alongside written descriptions, screenshots of the relevant processes are also provided.</p>

<p>**A fun and though-provoking activity for Music Ks3 or GCSE students.<br /> **</p> <p>In small groups, the students have 10 minutes to plan their own Jukebox musical using only the songs listed on the cards.</p> <p>After 10 minutes, they must pitch their idea to a West End Theatre Director (ie you!) for potential commissioning.</p> <p>As well as using their imagination to think of an entertaining (family-friendly) storyline, the students need to consider<br /> how the song’s hook or lyrics will contribute to the musical’s storyline /<br /> tempo and mood of the song / which songs work best as opener and finale / which voice or voices are performing the song and how that fits with the characters in their story.</p>

<p>Samba Planning Sheet</p> <p>A worksheet for students to plan their own group samba performance before they head onto the drums.</p> <p>This could be set as a cover lesson with a non-specialist teacher, or used in a normal music lesson.</p> <p>Would suit KS3 or KS4.</p>