Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Schemes of Work
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Pupil access page is www.mtrs.co.uk/pupils
Step-by-step
composing - The Blues added
June 2002
A flexible
approach to teaching composition in this popular style. The 10 page
booklet contains ideas and hints on composing blues phrases, bass lines
and rhythms. Teacher notes, pupil worksheets and notes, examples
and ICT projects are all included.
Step-by-step composing - Atonal music added August 2001
The Quirky House score and analysis added August 2004
The Quirky House MP3 added August 2004
The Quirky House Sibelius file
added August 2004
This
traditionally difficult topic is broken down into simple sections and is
approached in a way that makes it very accessible to pupils. This
10 page booklet contains all the materials you need to teach this topic,
including teacher notes, pupil worksheets, examples ideas of integrating
ICT. The Quirky House is
an actual example which can be used for analysis or discussion in class
Step-by-step composing - The Tango added February 2004
A very structured approach to teaching Tango composition. This guide takes the student through the characteristics of the Tango; typical chord progressions, bass parts and melodic characteristics of the Tango. There are 5 MIDI files to go with each of the examples. Click below to hear them or right click to save to your drive.
Tango example 1 Tango example 2 Tango example 3 Tango example 4 Tango example 5
Music
for Film and Television added
July 2003
Pupils
gain an insight into composing music for film, commercials and identity
hooks by working through five projects in this pack, including listening
activities. The CD quality music can be downloaded below and burned
to CD. If you have problems or don't have a CD burner, please e
mail me. since I can supply these excerpts on an audio CD for
you for a small cost to cover materials. You'll find this an exciting
and stimulating project.
Composing
and Listening projects with teacher notes
T2
MIDI file
CD Track
1
CD
Track 2
CD Track
3
CD
Track 4
CD Track
5
CD
Track 6
CD
Track 7
CD Track
8
CD Track 9
CD Track 10
CD
Track 11
CD
Track 12
CD
Track 13
CD
Track 14
CD
Track 15
CD
Track 16
CD Track 17
Download all CD files (.zip)
Step-by-step
composing - Minimalism added
July 2003
The techniques of Philip Glass,
Steve Reich, John Adams and Michael Nyman are explored through three composing
projects which can use extensive music technology if required. Detailed
teacher notes, scores and MIDI files supplement this interesting topic.
Drum
n' Bass added
August 2003
The
stuff of nightmares for some teachers! The mysteries of hardcore,
gabba, garage etc. are revealed in this comprehensive guide that explains
the origins, composing styles, terminology used in these types of music.
Pupils of all abilities will benefit from the information in this scheme,
as will us teachers!
Drum
n bass project
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MIDI
example 1
MIDI
example 2
Drum n bass example composition 1 (MP3) added August 2004
Drum n bass example composition 2 (MP3) added August 2004
Four
composing tasks added
November 2001
4 contrasting
tasks in musical composition using a variety of instruments/ICT.
Suitable in large or small classes. These can be approached in many
different ways and will give students a good basis to begin free composing.
Two
accompanying MIDI files are required for Task A. These are below
:
MIDI
stimulus
MIDI
example
Four
composing assignments 1 added
February 2002
These assignments are briefs
for longer term compositions based on the four composing tasks (above).
Ideally, the tasks should be tackled first, to give pupils a 'toolbox'
of composing skills. Example recordings to come soon!!
Variations
added March 2002
No, it's not Andrew Lloyd
Webber! Three simple chord progressions are presented here, taken
from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. There are some suggestions
on how you could use these but it is very flexible. Included in this
pack is a MIDI file of each, in case you want to make this into a sequencing
project, which works well. Also included is a Sibelius file of each
chord progression. If you need this in Encore, Musictime, Finale
etc. format, let me know. Click on each link below to get the components
of this project. Perfect for a GCSE project!
The
project sheet (pdf): Includes all the themes and teacher notes
La
folia - MIDI file
La
folia - Sibelius file
Romanesca
- MIDI file
Romanesca
- Sibelius file
Pachelbel
- MIDI file
Pachelbel
- Sibelius file
Programme Music added Nov 2005
This project features some specially commissioned music by Mark Slater, our resident composer on the MTRS. Mark has composed a piece of music to accompany Aesop's fable "The Hare and the Tortoise". A presentation analyses the music with audio clips and excerpts from the sheet music. The story is broken into sections to enable a composition topic to be more easily understood by pupils.
Presentation (This file is 96Mb and is zipped due to the CD quality audio samples. Right click and select save as.., then be patient!)
Full score - Sibelius file Full score - pdf
MP3 of music
(Optional. This is included in the presentation)
Garageband loop project added Sept 2007
A complete guide to using Garageband. Discover the power of this program, which is far more than just a loop generator. Written by Omar Khokher
Songs from the Musical Theatre. Written by Dave Major added Jan 2009
A complete set of powerpoints for this Area of Study. This includes listening materials and videos. Important : The powerpoints link to videos and audio excerpts, so must all be within the same folders. Download this whole zip file and unzip it. Keep it all together and it will work well.
Songs from the musical theatre.zip
Complete revision for GCSE. Written by Dave Major added February 2009
A good guide suitable for any exam board, but optimised for Edexcel, with mindmaps
Musical Styles resource pack. Written by Dave Major added March 2009
A very large resource for integrating listening, composing and performing. Central to this resource pack is a project on each of Baroque, Jazz and Reggae with listening material, composing tasks and performance activities. All with related teachers' notes, MP3 audio files and even Sibelius files. Download the whole resource as a zip file then decompress it when it arrives.
Other handy documents
Composing Log (for use with AQA specification) added January 2002
Composing Log (for use with Edexcel specification) added January 2002
Composing Log (for use with OCR specification) added January 2002
Please contact me if you require WJEC or US criteria