A one-off lesson into Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Great with a programme music unit. Can also be used as home learning or cover. Students complete listening questions about Bydlo, then analyse three other pieces from the suite, then choose an image and compose their own piece based on the musical elements.
GCSE powerpoints on any aspect of sonority - vocal techniques, instruments, music tech, voices, guitar effects and so on. Appropriate for any GCSE exam board.
Powerpoint includes: famous musicians, historical context, body percussion activity, theory about form and structure, how to make a disco beat, instruments.
Worksheet includes: disco reading comprehension text and questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.
Powerpoint includes: historical context, famous musicians, west/east coast feud, musical examples, other styles of music at the time, listening questions.
Worksheet includes: listening questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.
BOOKLET AND ANSWER BOOKLET
Topics:
Baroque Concerto
Classical Concerto
Romantic Concerto
Each style has summary sheets, a past paper listening question and checkpoint questions, as well as revision questions at the end of the booklet.
Answer booklet for teacher use to support with learning.
Ideal for homelearning, cover or teaching in the classroom. Designed with no equipment in mind, so can be adapted to specialist or non-specialist classrooms.
Each powerpoint has accompanying activities.
Bundle includes:
Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre - Saint-Saens
Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky
The Planets - Holst
Powerpoint includes: history of slavery, African music, blues, jazz, different styles of jazz, jazz instruments, 12 bar blues and walking bassline composing task on Logic.
Worksheet includes: jazz reading comprehension text and questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.
Powerpoint
Revision Cards
Key Questions for analytical listening
Based on conventions of each era (3 and 4 mark questions) of ALL areas of study:
Baroque
Classical
Romantic Piano
Romantic Requiem
Broadway
Film and Gaming
Rock Music
Popular Music
Blues
Reggae
African Fusion
Latin
Folk
Copland
Contemporary British Music
Hungarian
Minimalism
Music Included:
Wii Theme
All Star - Smash Mouth
ZEZE - Kodak Black
Rockefellar Street
Love Me - Justin Bieber
Tokyo Drift - Teriyaki Boiz
Changes - XXXTentacion
Minecraft Theme
Ali A Intro
Each genre has a set of listening and research questions.
The genres included are: Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock, Funk, RnB, Punk, Rap, Pop and Electronica.
Powerpoint includes: historical context, famous musicians, other styles of music at the time, listening questions, extra lesson on The Beatles with questions, Beatles quiz.
Worksheet includes: listening questions, assessment level sheet and a DIRT (directed improvement reflection time) listening task.