'Identify' and 'describe' questions featuring the following vocab: perfect, imperfect, plagal and interrupted cadences.
'Identify' and 'describe' questions featuring the following vocab: pedal note, drone, ground bass, chordal ostinato, Tierce de Picardie, circle of 5ths.
'Identify' and 'describe' questions featuring the following vocab: major and minor triads, dominant 7ths, diminished 7ths, harmonic rhythm.
Suitable for the early stages of analytical listening.
'Identify' and 'describe' questions featuring the following vocab: forte, piano, the mezzos, the issimos, crescendo, diminuendo, sforzando, fortepiano.
Exam style practice question, opening paragraph material, links to articles, performance footage and a wider listening playlist.
Rosenshine’s 17 principles of effective instruction and Music Education
Exam style practice question, opening paragraph material, links to articles, performance footage and a wider listening playlist.
Exam style practice questions suitable for homework and revision
Teaching materials covering key aspects of the roles, characteristics and timbres of the djembe, ashiko, tswreshi, dondo, dunun drum families, balafon and kora. Resources feature thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions and moderation exercises. Ensemble rehearsing and performing tasks provide students with hands-on experience of polyrhythm and cross-rhythm in context. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of style and genre.
