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An engaging, practical scheme of work of 6 hour-long music lessons for ages 11-14, with plenty of activities involving performing, composing and listening. Included in the book are everything for both teachers and pupils: lesson plans and notes (including assessment sheet), worksheets and example composition. There are also audio/video links to YouTube. The project does not require knowledge of music notation, but there is an additional notation-based composition task for more advanced pupils.Objectives* To experience, through listening and performing, how a whole piece music can be created from one simple idea* To practise minimalist techniques through performing and composing* To listen to and analyse music by the minimalist composers John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and Terry RileyLesson Overview* Lesson 1 - Motif and Ostinato* Lesson 2 - Note Addition and Note Subtraction * Lesson 3 - Canon and Layering* Lesson 4 - Augmentation and Diminution* Lesson 5 - Phasing and Phase-Shifting* Lesson 6 - Class Composition/Performance 'in C'Subject-specific vocabulary* MINIMALISM - a style of music which started in the USA in the 1960s. It is characterised by simple, repetitive patterns which are transformed throughout the piece, using various techniques, including:o Motif - a basic rhythmic or melodic patterno Ostinato - a repeating patterno Note Addition - gradually adding notes to a motifo Note Subtraction - gradually taking away notes from a motifo Canon - two or more parts performing the same motif but starting at different timeso Layering - the process of adding or taking away parts (or layers)o Augmentation - the motif played in longer note valueso Diminution - the motif played in shorter note valueso Phasing - two or more parts gradually getting 'out of sync' with each othero Phase-shifting - two or more parts getting 'out of sync' by one beat at a timeAssessments* Performing - Steve Reich's Clapping Music* Composing - minimalist piece for two instruments, based on a simple one-bar motif* Listening - listening exercise on Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint
| ISBN-13 | 9781543074253 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1543074251 |
| Weight | 0.20 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.50 x 0.06 x 11.00 In |
| List Price | $6.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 26 pages |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Published On | 2017-02-12 |
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Print on demand Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 28 p. Let's Get Musical, 1.
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