5 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis
Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.
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.
KS3 Scheme of Work – 6-8 lessons
Objectives
• To listen to music, particularly waltzes, in different genres by composers from the Romantic era (1830-1900)
• To perform the accompaniment for a waltz on the keyboard
• To compose a 16-bar waltz for piano, fitting the melody to chosen four-bar chord sequences
Lesson Overview
• Lesson 1: Romantic Music
• Lesson 2: Oom-pah-pah
• Lesson 3: A piano waltz
• Lesson 4: An orchestral waltz
• Lesson 5: An operatic waltz
• Lesson 6: Listening to Programme Music
• Lessons 7/8: Composing Programme Music
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Instruments of the symphony orchestra: violins, viola, ‘cello, double bass, harp, piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion
• Romantic Composers: Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss jr, Grieg, Schubert, Berlioz, Wagner, Verdi
• Musical Genres: piano music, orchestral music, ballet, opera
Assessments
• Listening – Romantic Music (Lesson 1)
• Performing (keyboard) – ‘Oom-pah-pah’ accompaniment (Lesson 2)
• Composing – 16-bar waltz (Lessons 3-6)
KS3 Scheme of Work – (6-8 lessons)
Objectives
• To learn about the evolution of African-American styles in the 1950s and 1960s
• To listen to examples of spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul
• To consolidate previous knowledge of major and minor chords
• To learn how to play seventh chords
• To sing songs from these styles, both in class and individually
• To arrange and perform these styles as a group
Lesson Overview
1. Two Spirituals
2. Gospel Music
3. Rhythm ‘n’ Blues
4. The Birth of Soul
5. Respect
6. Stand By Me
7. Group arrangement*
8. Group performance*
* The group arrangement/performance forms an optional extension task
Subject-specific vocabulary
• Primary triads – I, IV, V
• Triads – C, F, G, Am, D, E
• Seventh chords
• Call-and-response
• Ornamentation
• Improvisation
Assessments
• Performing – chord sequences for various songs on keyboard (Lessons 1, 5, 6)
• Listening – ‘The Birth of Soul’ (Lesson 4)
• Composing (arranging) – chosen song in a small ensemble (Lessons 7-8)
Three complete carols 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.
Three complete carols 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.
Three complete hymns 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.
Three complete carols 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.
Three complete carols 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.
Three complete carols 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.
Three complete carols 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.