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OCR GCSE AOS 2: The concerto through time - The Classical concerto
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OCR GCSE AOS 2: The concerto through time - The Classical concerto

Specialist teaching resource for GCSE
OCR Areas of Study

Teaching materials with supporting teacher notes, covering key aspects of the concerto and orchestra of the Classical period. Features of the three movement form, the evolution of sonata form from rounded binary form, role of the cadenza, modulation, texture, harmonic language, ornamentation and compositional devices explored in context. This resource includes thumbprints of style, aural training, practice questions, extended writing training, exam style questions, moderation exercises, and single line scores for dictation practice. Rehearsing and performing tasks enable students to get hands-on experience connecting melody and harmony of the period. An additional wider listening playlist provides starting points for further questions to broaden and deepen students' understanding of period and genre.

GCSE composing workshops: How to write a countermelody
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GCSE composing workshops: How to write a countermelody

GCSE composition workshops and analysis
Specialist teaching resource and student support materials

Three composition workshops with supporting analytical listening resources that focus on the harmonic foundations of countermelody writing, development and elaboration of initial ideas, relationships between melodies and countermelodies, how to complement and enhance without crowding out the melody, effective deployment of countermelodies.

KS3 Music scheme of work for year 9 term 2 'Minimalism'
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KS3 Music scheme of work for year 9 term 2 'Minimalism'

KS3 complete schemes and supporting materials
Specialist teaching resources

Focus: Developing students’ understanding of textural layering, the manipulation and reworking of repeating patterns, the art of phasing, and contrapuntal interlocking techniques. Hands-on exercises incorporate aspects of performing, improvising, composing, arranging and analytical listening. Resources include teaching materials, student exercises, progress and assessment tools, 'do now' tasks and supporting teacher notes.

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