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RVW150 KS3 teaching resources
The following resource was commissioned by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust as part of the RVW150 celebrations.
The brief was to devise a series of six lessons which would result in the creation of an original electro-acoustic composition, using music technology. The approach I have taken, centres around the exploration of a range of compositional devices found in many of Vaughan Williams' best loved works.
This is a hands-on scheme that combines elements of listening, analysing and performing alongside improvising, composing and arranging. Resources include samples of bird song for students to import into their recording projects, reflecting both the spirit of The Lark Ascending and the mixed media possibilities that working with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) can bring to students' creative work.
At the end of each lesson there are homework tasks featuring wider listening and research to provide context.
This is an open ended project designed to encourage students to continue exploring the world of musical fusions, and enable them to be able to recognise and apply the compositional devices they have discovered in these lessons.
Everything you see in the composing tasks can be done either live or with a free DAW.
The resource is made up of an overview, supporting teacher notes and a set of six teaching slide packs.
Overview:
Teacher notes:
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3:
Lesson 4:
Lesson 5:
Lesson 6:
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