A2 (D) Homework set w/c 12th January
Instrumental
Not yet set – see last week
Applied
No homework this week
Chorale
Do the bass line (with Roman numerals) for the 2005 Mock. Write in the intervals between the soprano and bass.
Composing
Continue with corrections and revisions, updating your feedback sheet as you go along.
A2 (A) Homework set w/c 12th January
Instrumental
Not yet set – see last week
Applied
Not yet set – see last week
Chorale
Do the bass line (with Roman numerals) for the 2005 Mock. Write in the intervals between the soprano and bass.
Composing
Not yet set
Piece of the week (w/c 12th January)
It is hard not to love the joyous effervescence of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony. Around 1’28 of the first movement (the codetta at the end of the Exposition) there is a real rush of adrenaline! The piece is inspired by the style of Haydn but Prokofiev is a clear presence throughout.
As pretty much the earliest Neo-Classical piece (1917) this is of relevance both to AS and A2.
YouTube link
Read about Prokofiev on Wikipedia. His early style was spiky and aggressive (particularly his Scythian Suite) but he is most famous for his more accessible and tuneful works such as children’s favourite Peter and the Wolf and his music for Romeo and Juliet.
AS (G) Homework w/c 5th January
Instrumental (for Tuesday)
Please read Extracts 2 and 3 on the handout on the The Late Baroque Style
I will also take in anthologies and check your understanding of the comparison questions you were asked to learn over Xmas.
Vocal (for Monday)
No homework this week
Harmony (for Friday)
We completed the work in class
Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15
Composition (end of Wednesday)
Please submit your composition on Moodle by the end of TUESDAY for your weekly feedback.
Thursday’s lesson will focus on CD sleeve note and Influence Trackers so please bring any relevant sheets with you.
Not yet set – see Xmas holiday work
AS (F) Homework w/c 5th January
Instrumental (for Tuesday)
Please read Extracts 2 and 3 on the handout on the The Late Baroque Style
I will also take in anthologies and check your understanding of the comparison questions you were asked to learn over Xmas.
Vocal (for Wednesday)
No homework this week
Harmony (for Wednesday)
Finish the mock paper on pages 63-64 of the harmony handbook.
Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15
Composition (end of Wednesday)
Please submit your score plus an annotated copy of your feedback. I will not mark work that does not include the annotated copy
A2 (D) Homework set w/c 5th January
Instrumental
In preparation for next week’s lesson, listen to Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra (on your anthology CD).
Read the Tippett article which can be found on Moodle A2 Instrumental Music area in a folder marked ‘Homework w/c 5 January: Tippett…’. There will be a quiz at the start of next lesson.
Applied
Applied
Please read “08 Stravinsky Vlad” on Moodle (click here)
Chorale
Please finish Worksheet 17 (FP6) and Worksheet 21 (FP7) – I will take them in next week. Make sure that you have also doneWorksheet 15 in the Fingerprints booklet, which was your Xmas HW.
Composing
Please submit your work by the end of Tuesday along with an annotated version of your feedback.
COMPOSITION WORKSHOP IS NOW ON MONDAY AFTER COLLEGE
A2 (A) Homework set w/c 5th January
Instrumental
In preparation for next week’s lesson, listen to Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra (on your anthology CD).
Read the Tippett article which can be found on Moodle A2 Instrumental Music area in a folder marked ‘Homework w/c 5 January: Tippett…’. There will be a quiz at the start of next lesson.
Applied
Please read “08 Stravinsky Vlad” on Moodle (click here)
Chorale
Please finish Worksheet 17 (FP6) and Worksheet 21 (FP7) – I will take them in next week. Make sure that you have also done Worksheet 15 in the Fingerprints booklet, which was your Xmas HW.
Composing
Please submit your composition on Moodle by the end of TUESDAY for your weekly feedback.
Piece of the week (w/c 5th January)
Dvorak’s Mass in D is the first pick of the new year on the grounds that we are going to perform this mass (or most of it anyway) as our major piece in choir.
We are going to start with the rousing Gloria this Tuesday:
YouTube link
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) is a Czech composer whose most famous piece is his Symphony from the New World, in particular the slow movement, which has featured in Classic FM charts as well as a Hovis advert that first appeared in the 70s. His lyrical Romanticism is infused by the rhythms and modal harmonies of the folk music from his native Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic).