Year 12 w/c 13th December and Xmas HW
Tuesday
- Classwork exercise on Sonata Form on Google Classroom
- Revise for test (make sure you have done revision set last week)
Wednesday
- 10.15 – Haydn Short Answer test (plus dictation) in class
Homeworks (to start in class)
- composition (some of you have not handed in your 16-bar period)
- research homework
- both due in at the beginning of next term.
w/c 6th December: Class and homework
Please complete as follows:
Classwork 1 (hand in by end of class)
Classwork 2 (hand in by end of class)
Classwork 3 (hand in by end of class)
Classwork/Homework (start in class / finish for next week)
You also need to do the revision homeworks already set for next week: Revision 1 / Revision 2
Homework w/c 29 November
- Haydn Consolidation Quiz on Google Classroom (by end of Monday)
- Annotate new score and upload photo (by end of Monday)
- Composition (project 5: circle of fifths and augmented sixth) – by the end of Tuesday
Note: we will have a short-answer test on the Haydn in the last week of term.
Year 12 Homework w/c 22nd November
- Composition (pedal) for Tuesday
- Chromatic chords quiz on GC
Year 12 HW w/c 15th November
Composition (for Tuesday 23rd at 4pm)
Haydn Review
- Will be posted on Wednesday
Revise for Topic D essay on Wednesday 23rd
- Exemplar and instructions on Google Classroom
- You should practice writing it in half an hour in advance.
Year 12 homework w/c 8th November
- Orchestration Exercise (due Tuesday 16th)
- Haydn Review (due Monday 15th)
Year 12 HW w/c 1st November
Composition
Please make corrections suggested in feedback and make sure you have it with you on Friday. We will put the finishing touches to Project 3 (basically copying and pasting the first 8 bars and adapting them into an ending) in the lesson but there will be only a very little bit of time.
Western Classical Tradition
Please complete the Topic D Research Tasks on Google Classroom
Year 12 Half Term Homework
We have a final starting points test on WEDNESDAY 3rd November.
Make sure you complete the analysis assignments set here:
If you want to do some extra practice, you can revisit some of the earlier GC quizzes here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1p9KPCA0GDmn2dNvAxDQda9rn2zwdAd-c?usp=sharing
In the test there will be:
- Aural chords and cadences
- Simple chord labelling
- Analysis of key, embellishments and phrase structure in a short extract.
- Four-part cadence completion
- Writing simple embellishments above given harmonies
If you need any help COME TO THE WORKSHOP on Monday 1st November any time between 11.30 and 1.15
You also need to complete Composition Project 3 by the end of the first Monday back (again I can help in the workshop)
Year 12 Homework
Both these are due WEDNESDAY 20th at 4.00 (I’ve given you a bit longer as college is closed on Monday)
Year 12 Homework w/c 4th October
If you want help on composition or preparing for the test I will be around 11.30ish to 1ish on THURSDAY
Composition Project 1 (sentence)
DUE: Thursday 4pm
Assignment on Google Classroom
Follow the instructions on page 5 of the composition booklet really carefully! (electronic copy here). The same instructions expanded a little can be found here.
Interim test on Friday
- Analysing chords and keys with Roman Numerals
- Chord types
- Labelling embellishments on a score
- Harmonising a cadence in four parts
- Melody writing exercise
Also please complete Exercise C2i on Page 25 and scan up to Classroom.