Cover work for year 7 and 8 music until 18 December (Please look carefully for the dates and which worksheets to use) Also please have children work on lined paper.

Instruments of the orchestra

PLEASE ONLY GO TO THE NEXT WORKSHEET ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ONCE BEFORE. THEY ARE NOT STANDALONE, BUT WORK AS PART OF A SERIES. 

Week 1: 11-15 November:

Now answer you worksheets

Week 2: Worksheet for 18-22 November

(Play this video as the children answer the worksheets)

Worsheets for 25-29 November:

Now answer this worksheet

Work for December

2-6 December 

Peter and the wolf

Watch this video and answer the worksheets.

9-13 December

Carnival of the Animals:

Here are the times for the different tracks.

00:00 1. Intro & Royal March of the Lion (Introduction et marche royale du lion) 01:44 2. Hens and Roosters (Poules et Coqs) 02:32 3. Wild Asses:Swift Animals (Hémiones:Animaux Véloces) 03:07 4. Tortoises (Tortues) 05:03 5. The Elephant (L'éléphant) 06:33 6. Kangaroos (Kangourous) 07:29 7. Aquarium (Aquarium) 09:59 8. Personages with Long Ears (Personnages à Longues Oreilles) 10:46 9. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods (Le coucou au Fond des Bois) 13:12 10. Aviary (Volière) 14:20 11. Pianists (Pianistes) 15:27 12. Fossils (Fossiles) 16:43 13. The Swan (Le Cygne) 19:20 14. Finale (Final)

9-13 December

Year 7 and 8 cover week beginning 4 November: Design your own music festival

Watch this performance of Stormy at Glastonbury this year and complete the worksheet.  Do your best!

Year 7 and 8 cover work week beginning 14 October

Year 7 and 8 cover work week starting 14/10/2019

The Elements of music:

Please watch the following videos IN SILENCE. You need to pay attention so that you can answer your work sheets.

Watch the video, read through your packs in silence and answer the 'questions to think about' on the lined paper. Make sure you write your name, surname and class (e.g. 7X1)

Texture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teh22szdnRQ

Dynamics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ7zA2_um8s&list=PLVF_gD-SWClCQ2Jlyhb8HPc8Dr5l1nwCY&index=5

Year 8 Cover work starting 7 October 2019

Please watch 30 minutes of this video and answer the Worksheets. If it's not printed, you can read it from the board as a class (taking turns) and then answer the questions in group discussions.

Remember year 8: Perfect behaviour, I will get a report of all that goes on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1BNJpVS5M

Cover for Week starting 7 October:

Watch this video of how reggae developed and answer the worksheet below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqryE-ZrFHM

Year 7 Cover work week starting 7 October:

Please watch this video and answer the worksheet below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5T8y8bCJ4

Year 7 Cover work today 30 September

Year 7 Work for lesson today:

Please watch this video and complete the worksheet.

Slave Songbook : Origin of the negro Spiritual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zeshN_ummU

Complete this worksheet please. Make sure to write your name at the top:
If it's not printed, read the worksheet (taking turns in the class) and then answer the questions in grou discussions. 

Year 8 Cover work week beginning 7 October 2019

Please watch 30 minutes of this video and answer the Worksheets. If it's not printed, you can read it from the board as a class (taking turns) and then answer the questions in group discussions.

Remember year 8: Perfect behaviour, I will get a report of all that goes on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1BNJpVS5M

Cover for Week starting 7 October:

Watch this video of how reggae developed and answer the worksheet below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqryE-ZrFHM

Over the Rainbow for Ukuleles

Chords for Over the Rainbow:

Strumming pattern is:

D-U-Slap-U

Ukuleles for year 7 and 8

Go to the Ukuleles!!! page on the right of this blog.

Remember your weekly music homework:

WEEKLY HOMEWORK: You must practise 5-10 MINUTES EVERY WEEK in 207 on your practical piece.
Times available to practise are:
Monday-Thursday 2.50-3.30
Tuesdays-Wednesday lunchtimes: 12.40-13.10
Wednesdays 8.15-8.30

News this half term

Music homework is starting up again. 

KS3: You will have a written task every half term plus be expected to do 5/10 minutes practical music rehearsal (at school) to revise the practical work you have done.

Concert time!!!

13th February 2019 @ 5pm: Harris Invictus Jazz Cafe.

If you are interested in performing in this concert, see Mrs Griffith asap. 

Year 7 and 8: Spring 1: Blues Music (Homework and practical tasks)

Blues Music!!

Half term homework task: You have two weeks to complete the following research task:

1. Create an A4 research poster (written, NOT Printed unless discussed with Mrs Griffith beforehand) on BLUES MUSIC.  You can choose any aspect of The Blues that interests you.

2. Watch a video and write down TEN FACTS and include (draw or print and cut out) ONE picture on your.

Top tips for a good research task:

1.  Go on www.youtube.com and research videos about Blues music 

e.g.'short history of the blues', 'famous blues artists', 'famous female artists'. 

2. You can choose ANY part of Blues music that interest you. You can choose e.g. ' Instruments of the Blues Band', ''The origin of the blues', 'slavery and the blues',

 'blues and civil rights' or you could choose to focus on a Blues artist. Good examples are 'a short biography about Miles Davis / Robert Johnson/ B.B King/ Mahalia Jackson/Miles Davis/ Bob Dylan/ Janis Joplin/ Elvis Presley.

Prizes!! The 16 best research tasks in each year group will win a lovely Chocolate (what? Yay! :) and will be on the celebration of achievement assembly.  

Hooks and Riffs

Introduction to (Pop) song writing.

Discuss...

Listening task: Which part is playing the Riff/Hook in these clips? Don't stop believing - Journey Which part is the hook and which part is the riff? We will rock you - Queen What type of hook/riff is this? Example 3  What technique is used to turn the chord sequence into an appropriate riff? (See your extension task 1) Example 4 (20 seconds) What is a main feature of these riffs?