Haydn, Satie, John Williams, Miles Davis. Melodic dictation with rhythm provided, rhythmic dictation with melody provided, compositional devices, keys, modulation, locate and correct errors, comparison questions, identifying the correct melodic line, connecting musical characteristics with aspects of provenance.
Teaching materials exploring the orchestral works of Bartók 'Concerto for Orchestra', 'Romanian Folk Dances', 'Dance Suite', and 'Music for Piano, percussion and celesta', and Kodály 'Concerto for Orchestra' and 'Hary Janos Suite'. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of the influences and characteristics of the orchestral music of Copland through the ballet scores of 'Rodeo' and 'Appalachian Spring', 'Fanfare for the Common Man', 'Quiet City', and 'Lincoln Portrait'. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of the influences and characteristics of Minimalism, drawing on works by Adams, Glass, Reich, Riley, Bertelmann, Meredith, Finch, Keita, Glyn and Monk. The resource includes thumbprints of style, 'listening and appraising' questions exam style questions and aural training, focusing on composers' use of melodic cells, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre and the use of sonority. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of traditional timbres - kora, balafon, mbira, djembe, dunun, ashiko, dondo, cowbell, gankogui, shekere, established fusions like Highlife, Kwela, Isicathamiya and Mbaqanga and a range of examples beyond. The resource focuses on the recognition of timbres and techniques relating to texture, layering, polyrhythm, cross-rhythm, and cyclic structures in African fusion musics, through 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of the characteristics of Gaming Music through the works of Harry Gregson Williams, Jesper Kyd, Jeremy Soule, Yasunori Mitsuda, Austin Wintory, Yoko Shimomura and Koji Kondo. The resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of the music of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Count Bassie, Oscar Peterson, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of Calypso, Ska, Rock Steady, Reggae and music for steelpan, featuring Lord Invader, The Ethiopians, The Skatalites, Derrick Morgan, Peter Tosh, and Bob Marley and the Wailers. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
Fifty years of Broadway Musicals - from 'The Sound of Music' to 'The Lion King' featuring the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Herman and Stewart, Loesser, Cole Porter, Sherman brothers, Coleman and Fields, Elton John and Tim Rice, and Sondheim. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
An exploration of Rock Music based on the music of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Steppenwolf, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dread, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, ELO, Rush, Yes, Queen, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith and The Clash. The resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training exploring aspects of melodic writing, harmonic language, tonality, structure, texture, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, metre, the use of sonority, 'listening and appraising' questions and exam style questions. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
