African Music
KS3 scheme of work
N.B. This is designed as a modular scheme of work with self-contained lessons linked by recurring themes. It works well in a short half of term and/or one interrupted by trips, exams, etc. Lessons 3 and 4 work best when taught consecutively.
Objectives
• Performing: to sing traditional African songs and to play African percussion
• Composing: to create a layered, syncopated rhythmic ostinato within a group performance
• Listening: to learn about, and to recognise, African musical styles and instruments
Lesson overview
• Lesson 1: Wimmoweh
• Lesson 2: African instruments
• Lesson 3: African rhythms
• Lesson 4: Group composition
• Lesson 5: Singing African Songs
• Lesson 6: Listening to African Music
• Research assignment (cover lesson/homework – no listening required)
Vocabulary
• African instruments:
o CABASA large gourd with a handle covered with a network of stringed beads
o KORA a harp with 21 strings, resounding in half a large gourd, covered with skin
o TALKING DRUM A drum with two heads which are kept taut by strings
o MARIMBA A set of wooden bars arranged in a row over a set of resonating gourds
o DJEMBE A large single-headed drum
o THUMB-PIANO A wooden board with thin metal strips attached to it
• Polyrhythm and cross rhythm
• Call-and-response
• Ostinato
• Layering
• A capella
• Close and parallel harmony
Assessment
• Performing: singing an African song (Lesson 5)
• Composing: creating a rhythmic ostinato as part of a group composition/performance (Lessons 3 and 4)
• Listening: ‘Listening to African Music’ (Lesson 6)
Over 30 lessons grouped in five topics: Dance Music, Minimalism, Latin Music, Romantic Music and Gospel, Blues, and Soul.
Plenty of performing, composing and listening activities for the whole class, and full lesson plans and assessment sheets for the teacher.
Over 30 lessons with over 60 pupils' worksheets and 60 pages of lesson plans and other teacher's notes - everything you need for class music lessons throughout Year 7.
Four complete schemes of work for Key Stage 3 Music lessons based on music from around the world. Each scheme of work has pupils' worksheets and teacher's notes for 6 lessons.
Summary notes for all three set works in this area of study:
Debussy - Estampes Nos. 1 and 2
Familia Valera Miranda - two songs from Caña Quema
Anoushka Shankar - three songs from Breathing Under Water
Four pages of notes analysing Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (first movement) under elements of music. This is one of the set works in Edexcel A Level Music, Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music).
Extensive notes for all three set works in Area of Study 3 - Music for Film:
Bernard Hermann - Psycho
Rachel Portman - The Duchess
Danny Elfman - Batman Returns
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: literary devices
14-page list of literary devices and quotation, in .docx and .pdf formats
29 types of literary device, from alliteration to zeugma
105 quotations from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Explanations of literary devices and quotations
Act/scene/line references
One-page worksheet on literary devices in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, in .docx and .pdf formats
**A Midsummer Night’s Dream (abridged)
Abridged 36-page version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in .docx and .pdf formats
Retains act and scene structure of original and all major plot points
Ideal for quicker study or shorter performances of the play (approx. 40 minutes)
info@schoolworkshops.com
A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
23 pages of musical analysis and worksheets based on the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein, including in-depth analyses of:
Lonely Room (from Oklahoma!)
Oklahoma (from Oklahoma!)
What’s the Use of Wonderin’ (from Carousel)
Louise’s ballet (from Carousel)
…and many more shorter questions, exam practice questions, explanation of context, and so on.
Useful for any students of musical theatre, particularly AQA A Level Music AoS4.
A great way to test students’ knowledge of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
50 multiple-choice questions (10 on each act) with four choices for each question
.docx format provided for easy editing and importing into quiz apps (e.g. Microsoft Forms, Plickers)
.pdf format provided for quick, easy, ready-formatted printing
separate answer sheet provided in .pdf format
Lesson 4 in Rock ‘n’ Roll
KS3 Scheme of Work – 6 lessons (or standalone lesson)
Objectives of scheme
• To learn about the origins of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s
• To sing and play several rock ‘n’ roll and rock songs
• To recognise some typical instruments – keyboard, drums and double bass – and their functions
• To play the chords of C, F, G and Am on the keyboard
• To perform the 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions on the keyboard
• To arrange a rock ‘n’ roll song for a group performance
Lesson Overview
1. The Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2. The 12-Bar Blues
3. The Bass Line
4. The I-vi-IV-V Progression
5. Preparing Group Arrangement
6. Group Performances and Listening Exercise
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Performers: Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley
• Instruments: double bass, drum kit, keyboard
• Chords: C, F, G, Am
• 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions
Assessments
• Performing (keyboard) – 12-bar blues
• Composing – group arrangement of a Rock ‘n’ Roll song
• Listening – Hound Dog
This topic can be followed up with the topic on The Beatles, which introduces more secondary triads and more complex song structures, reflecting the development of rock music in the 1960s.
Lessons 2+3 of Rock ‘n’ Roll
KS3 Scheme of Work – 6 lessons (or a standalone double lesson)
Objectives
• To learn about the origins of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s
• To sing and play several rock ‘n’ roll and rock songs
• To recognise some typical instruments – keyboard, drums and double bass – and their functions
• To play the chords of C, F, G and Am on the keyboard
• To perform the 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions on the keyboard
• To arrange a rock ‘n’ roll song for a group performance
Lesson Overview
1. The Origins of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2. The 12-Bar Blues
3. The Bass Line
4. The I-vi-IV-V Progression
5. Preparing Group Arrangement
6. Group Performances and Listening Exercise
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Performers: Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley
• Instruments: double bass, drum kit, keyboard
• Chords: C, F, G, Am
• 12-bar blues and I-vi-IV-V chord progressions
Assessments
• Performing (keyboard) – 12-bar blues
• Composing – group arrangement of a Rock ‘n’ Roll song
• Listening – Hound Dog
This topic can be followed up with the topic on The Beatles, which introduces more secondary triads and more complex song structures, reflecting the development of rock music in the 1960s.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill.
Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves.
The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill.
Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves.
The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.
A complete carol from '50 Christmas Carols', edited by Chris Gill. Arranged for four parts (SATB) on two staves, with chord symbols above, and lyrics for all of the verses printed in between the staves. The complete edition of '50 Christmas Carols' is available as a pdf and Sibelius file from TES resources, or as a paperback from Amazon.