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Music Homework – Group BD – w/c 30th November

Composition
In the lesson: Resubmit your planner with all the required details (narrative, projected length, influences and key)

On Thursday: hand in your motif sheet

By the end of Sunday: submit your Sibelius file

Harmony
No lesson this week

Anthology (due Friday)
1. Please annotate your scores using sources 05 and 06 in the resources folder on Moodle

2. Write an essay on the following topic: Identify features of the Bach that are typical of the Baroque style. Note that you need to make TEN clear points in order to get full marks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A2 Homework – w/c 30th November

Chorale
Complete the Exercises for Fingerprints 4 and 9 in the Fingerprints Workbook

Applied

Next week we will have a timed essays on the Bach and the Williams. As part of your preparations, please complete essay planners on the following questions:

  1. How is the Bach typical of Lutheran Church music of the late Baroque.
  2.  Discuss how Bach conveys the meaning of his text.

Instrumental
Haydn: make a bullet point list or mind map of texture and instrumentation.

All points must include examples with bar numbers. Make sure you highlight the contrast in texture between sections and aim to give at least 10 distinct features

Composition
Please submit your composition on Moodle as usual, making clear what has changed since last week.

 

Music Homework – Group BB – w/c 23rd November

Composition
Not yet set

Anthology
Read sources 03 and 04 on Moodle and make brief notes on:

  • Suites and Partitas
  • Sarabandes
  • Gigues

Harmony
Please finish page 21 and hand in ON FRIDAY please

Music Homework – Group BD – w/c 23rd November

Composition
1) Finish filling in the AS Composition Tracker, showing the overall plan (including keys and thematic material), documenting influences and summaries of feedback and actions

2) Continue with motivic chart

3) Complete another sketch for darkness with some new influences

Anthology
Read sources 03 and 04 on Moodle and make brief notes on:

  • Suites and Partitas
  • Sarabandes
  • Gigues

Harmony
Please complete page 21 by MONDAY. My workshop for this is also on Monday.

A2 Homework – w/c 23rd November

Chorale
Complete Worksheet 11.

Applied
No homework this week.

Composition
Please submit your latest work with clear annotations by Sunday at 5.00 at the latest. Remember that we hope to have at least some sketches for all main sections by Xmas.

Instrumental
Not yet set.

Music Homework – Group BD – w/c 16th November

Anthology
Make sure that your anthologies are up to date in their annotations for the Haydn, Dekker and Dowland. I will be conducting checks during lessons next week.

Harmony
Complete page 16 of the harmony workbook, being sure to avoid Double SLAP errors. Please come to the harmony workshop on MONDAY at 12.45 if you need any help.

Composition
Please write a sketch for Darkness. You MUST use at least two or three influences that are documented using post-its on the score

Music Homework – Group BB – w/c 16th November

Anthology
Make sure that your anthologies are up to date in their annotations for the Haydn, Dekker and Dowland. I will be conducting checks during lessons next week.

Harmony
Complete page 16 of the harmony workbook, being sure to avoid Double SLAP errors. Please come to the harmony workshop on MONDAY at 12.45 if you need any help.

Composition
Not yet set – see last week

A2 Homework – w/c 16th November

Chorale
Complete Worksheet 10. Remember to be methodical and check it really carefully.

Applied
No homework this week.

Composition
Please submit your latest work with clear annotations by Sunday at 5.00 at the latest (submit by the end of the day on Friday if in any doubt)

Instrumental
Not yet set.

Music Homework – Group BD – w/c 9th November

Anthology (Vocal – for Wednesday)
For next WEDNESDAY please make sure you have annotated your scores using the notes provided on Moodle. I will be taking a random sample for checking and we will be doing an exercise based on you having done so.

Harmony (for Thursday)
Please Exercise 1 on page 15 of the Harmony Workbook. Make sure that you follow the Double SLAP guidelines.

Composition
Please develop your idea using feedback given and adding further influences to improve your texture

Music Homework – Group BB – w/c 9th November

Anthology (Vocal – for Wednesday)
For next WEDNESDAY please make sure you have annotated your scores using the notes provided on Moodle. I will be taking a random sample for checking and we will be doing an exercise based on you having done so.

Harmony (for Wednesday)
Please Exercise 1 on page 15 of the Harmony Workbook. Make sure that you follow the Double SLAP guidelines.

Composition
Compose your initial idea – either ‘dark’ or ‘light’. You MUST be able to explain at least three influences used in your composition idea.
Please submit your piece in the ‘w/c 9th November’ area on the AS Music Moodle page.