Cover worksheet or Homework task for GCSE Music students

This is PowerPoint presentation work, so students will need access to computers. This is suitable for a double lesson cover [or two single lessons] or homework. GCSE students are required to show an understanding of the capabilities of their instrument; some understanding of the composer’s intentions regarding cultural influences and the performance venue. They also need to show some understanding of the effect of audience, time and place when performing or composing. This work covers some of the background knowledge they need regarding their instrument and performance techniques. There is an extension task for discussing the relationship between music, and its cultural context, that has been performed over time.
8 slides are asked for - clear task instructions are provided for each slide, as well as ideas to help students focus in the right area.