Year 10 work for lesson today Tuesday 10 December 2019

Lesson 1:
As part of your year 10 Mock exam will be to perform the christmas song that you've been working on over the past half-term.  I will be recording performances on Thursday 12/12 for feedback and improvement with a final assessment during the double lesson Tuesday 17/12.

The task is set out below in bold.  This was set in October and discussed many times.  You can work with a partner but at this point I'm happy for a solo performance as well.

Lesson 2 option (If you already get bored of practical...) Now with the wake-up call of yesterday's paper, please go on

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/eduqaswjec-gcse#eduqas--film-music and 

do the lesson plus test on film music. 

All of this work will contribute to your assessed Marks this term.

Year 9 GCSE Music: Sibelius task: Create a 16 bar (4 bars that repeat) composition using the three primary chords in C Major. I: CEG, IV: FAC and V: GBD.  Vary the rhythms as shown on the board. Add a melody using the pentatonic scale in C.


Practical: Learn a Christmas song on your instrument of choice.  Work with a partner as this is an ensemble performance (your part must NOT be doubled in any way).  Be ready to perform it to your teacher.

Christmas songs on the UKULELE:

Christmas songs on the GUITAR:

Christmas songs on the PIANO: (Do try and go on youtube for more piano pieces).


You will need to make sure you practise in every double lesson that you have.

This is a solo or Ensemble task, so you can work with someone else (maximum 2/4 people)

Make sure you play an UNDOUBLED part in the final performance, but you CAN practise with someone who plays the same part as you.

Theory:  Be prepared to write a Grade 1 theory paper at the end of this half term:  Go on your focus on sound link and prepare for the theory by doing lots and lots of practise.  You can also watch these videos to support your learning.

https://harrisinvictus.musicfirst.co.uk/app/

This is the channel for the Musictheoryguy on YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYsFhwBMrd-mIJO6sykO_Yg

Here are some videos to give you ideas:

Let it go:

Do you wanna build a snowman:

Reindeer are better than people (in C- which is easier)

Year 10 cover work for week beginning 14 October 2019

Please complete all other listening tasks on music first as set by me on this blog last week.
Please make sure your Reggae composition IS FULLY COMPLETED. Ask yourself,
1.does it have a typical Reggae melody (peace, love, brotherhood)
2. does it have a typical Reggae rhythm (bongos intro, with the skank in the guitar- make sure to do lots of listening to support your own composition)
3. does it have a typical Reggae structure (intro, chorus, verse, chorus, outro)
4. does it have typical Reggae instruments (vocals, backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, bongos)
5. Does it have typical Reggae harmonies (simple chord sequences).
6. Does it have typical Reggae accompaniment (listen to specific pieces and make sure each instrument plays a particular role).
7. Did you use reverb on your vocals/melody lone that you either recorded in live or played in. Add it with effects.

8. Does your piece sound like a REGGAE SONG? Does it make sense?  Did you play in time (oh man... please don't submit anything that wasn't played in to the click track....)

After spending the double on Tuesday 15 October making sure all the questions above are answered YES, then make sure you listen to a partners work and give them feedback according to the requirements above.

Year 9 Cover work week beginning 14 October

Complete all listening and Sibelius tasks set, ready for assessment over half term.

New task: Start a new Sibelius piece. Piano (Treble and bass clef)

- Organise the following chords into a chord sequence of your choice. Create a 16 bar piece.
C (CEG), F (FAC), G(GBD) Am (ACE).
- Extension: Play the chords and listen if you can hear a melody that makes sense.  Try and create your own melody that fits over the chords.
HINT: If the chord is CEG (C chord), try and use C E and G a lot in your melody. Or if you are using F chord, use F A and C a lot etc.
You can use other notes but just use them as passing notes.


Straight to stretch: Create your piece in G major (thereby using chords G, C , D and e minor.

Here are some hints to find the chords.

Here are some useful Sibelius shortcuts

Year 10 Cover work for music lesson today

1 OCTOBER GCSE PREPARATION work.  

Year 10. I am not in this week. To not fall behind with your learning, please complete the music lessons on this link.

SPEND AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRACTISING FOR YOUR MOCK PERFORMANCE ON 15 OCTOBER.  You can not leave the classroom (211) so must use instruments there.  For piano use the keyboards on your macs. 

For those of you who manage to finish Woodwind last week. Please continue learning all about TIME SIGNATURES for this double lesson. 

This work is very important to know if you want to have interesting rhythm and meter (pulse) in your compositions.  You also need to know about it in order to PASS THE WRITTEN EXAM!!

There are 4 lessons to do BEFORE you do the tests. Make sure you leave 20 minutes at the end of the lesson to complete your test.  

1. https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/rhythm#time-signatures--simple-time

2. https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/rhythm#time-signatures--revision-and-compound-time

3. https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/rhythm#tempo-1--an-introduction-to-tempo-and-bpm

4. https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/rhythm#tempo-2--revision-and-introduction-to-rit-and-accel

TEST 1: Time signatures 

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras/theory/#Time_signatures

TEST 2: 

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras/theory/#Time_signatures_2



(Work you should've done last week)
Year 10. I am not in this week. To not fall behind with your learning, please complete the music lessons on this link.
https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/woodwind

When you are finished with them, do this test (remember all tests and lesson log ins are tracked on my account, so I can see whether you've finished your work! )

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras/woodwind#Flute_1

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras/woodwind#Clarinet_1

(Extension:) https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras/woodwind#Oboe

Year 9 COVER work for lesson today

Year 9 Cover work for today (NOT COVER- actual theory you need to do).

Go onto music first (see the homework page for the link) and complete the following lessons with a test at the end.

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/music-theory#notes-of-the-treble-clef

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/music-theory#notes-of-the-treble-clef-2--accidentals

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lessons/music-theory#basic-signs-uk-version

Complete the test when you're done with each lesson.

NOTE: MAKE SURE TO MAKE NOTES IN YOUR EXERCISE BOOKS OF ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LEARNING!!!

SIBELIUS: Year 9 Classwork for today:

You should now be finished with Twinkle twinkle little star:

By the end of this lesson you must have played into SIBELIUS one of the following versions of Ode to joy: 
Follow this YOUTUBE tutorial to help you play it in. 

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

For extra help on Twinkle twinkle little star (see below)

For a level 5: 

For a level 6:

For a level 7/8

Year 9 arranging task:

Using logic, record a cover version of Shotgun by George Ezra in on you Mac. 

You should use the resource below. 

Extension: try and arrange it in a different style. Could you rap the lyrics (use an audio track on your file) instead of playing the tune in?

Everything you need to revise for the EDUQAS GCSE Music exam on Tuesday June 4th, 2019

https://harrisinvictus.musicfirst.co.uk/app/

Type in your initial.surname in the username space and your password in the password section (see me to get your password).

Click on lessons:

then click on the EDUQAS icon.

From there you can go through all the relevant topics:

If you click on each one, it will take you to a lesson and a test at the end.

Click on 'START LESSON' and then follow the instructions. 

If you click on the questions or the key terms, a definition or answer will pop up for you.