Music GCSE (9-1) Edexcel: AOS 1 Baroque Melodies

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mov. 3 in D major GCSE (9-1) Edexcel Pearson.- NEW 2018

This PowerPoint, containing 12 slides, looks at the Brandenburg Concerto as a starting point for Baroque composition. A great activity for Year 10 GCSE who have yet to explore the setwork and Baroque music composition.

Learning Objective: To create a 4-bar Baroque melody inspired by Bach’s Brandenburg concerto.

Starter: Pair and Share- What makes a good melody?
A selection of rhythmic and melodic motifs and Baroque melodic techniques.

This includes a student led activity, scaffolded in stages:
1)Analysing and looking at the contrasting motifs.
2)Creating own rhythmic motifs.
2)Creating own melodic motifs.
3) Adding techniques and elongating the motifs to form short melodies.
4) An exploration of melodic devices- i.e. sequences, imitation, ornamentation, inversion.
5) Sharing and performing the melodies as a class.