YEAR 7 – students will need a copy of the keyboard template (as shown below) in order to practice fingering   YEAR 7 – students may need a copy of the keyboard template (as shown below) in order to practice the correct piano technique   Lesson 1 Why are pulse and rhythm so important? (thenational.academy)   Lesson 2 How can we use our voice to mimic other sonorities? (thenational.academy)

 

YEAR 8 – students may need a copy of the keyboard template (as shown below) in order to practice the correct piano technique   Lesson 1 How can you phrase pentatonic melodies? (thenational.academy)  Lesson 2 How can you perform 'amazingly' from staff notation? (thenational.academy)

 

Year 9 – students will need a copy of the keyboard (as shown below) template in order to practice fingering (unless they have a guitar or keyboard at home). YEAR 9 – students will need a copy of the keyboard (as shown below) template in order to practice the correct piano technique (unless they have a guitar or keyboard at home).   Lesson 1  What is the role of chords? (thenational.academy)   Lesson 2 How do chords help us to identify reggae? (thenational.academy)

Year 10

Lesson One – Listening task

Four Seasons – Spring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Qw6BQ_-_Q

• Research ‘Spring’ from Four Seasons. Who is the composer? What Period was the piece written in? Is there anything that surprises you about what you found?
• Listen to the track three times and make a note of all the musical features that you hear.

*Attach listening sheet

Lesson Two – Musictheory.net

• Access Musictheory.net
• Click on Exercises along the top bar
• Spend 15 minutes on Staff Identification – Note Identification and see how many notes you can correctly identify on the stave
• Spend 15 minutes on Staff Identification – Chord Identification and see how many chords you can correctly identify

Lesson Three – Research task

• Create a research page detailing features of the Baroque Period.
• Consider the Elements of Music when designing your page.

Lesson Four – Listening Task

• Research another famous Vocal piece from the Baroque Period. You could consider a piece by Bach, Handel or Vivaldi.
• Listen to the track three times and make a note of all the musical features that you hear.

* Attach listening sheet

Lesson Five – Focus on Sound

• Log on to you Focus on Sound account.
• Select Lessons on the Task Bar and then select ‘Music Theory’.
• Complete three of the lessons of your choice. Consider which area of Music Theory you need to develop your understanding of.

Year 11

Lesson One – Listening task

Girl from Ipanema

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQ3JDLlmPI

• Research the song. Who is the composer? What Period was the piece written in? Is there anything that surprises you about what you found?
• Listen to the track three times and make a note of all the musical features that you hear.

* Attach listening sheet

Lesson Two – Musictheory.net

• Access Musictheory.net
• Click on Exercises along the top bar.
• Spend 15 minutes on Staff Identification – Note Identification and see how many notes you can correctly identify on the stave.
• Spend 15 minutes on Staff Identification – Chord Identification and see how many chords you can correctly identify.

Lesson Three – Research task

• Create a research page detailing features of Bossa Nova.
• Consider the Elements of Music when designing your page.

Lesson Four – Listening Task

• Research another famous piece of fusion music. You could consider the theme music from a composer like Stan Getz or the band Bellowhead.
• Listen to the track three times and make a note of all the musical features that you hear.

* Attach listening sheet

Lesson Five – Focus on Sound

• Log on to you Focus on Sound account.
• Select Lessons on the Task Bar and then select ‘Music Theory’.
• Complete three of the lessons of your choice. Consider which area of Music Theory you need to develop your understanding of.

Years 12 and 13

Please note that bespoke work will be set by the subject teachers and emailed to students.