Instrumental Update your notes and Anthology on the Schumann, especially harmony. Finish the Harmony Worksheet – next lesson will test you on this so please answer on the sheet given out in class.

Applied No homework this week (but there will be Xmas homework)

Chorale Fingerprint 15 is set for over the holidays

Composing Don’t forget to submit your work on Moodle including a structure planner.

Instrumental

Update your notes and Anthology on the Schumann, especially harmony.
Finish the Harmony Worksheet – next lesson will test you on this so please answer on the sheet given out in class.

Applied

No homework this week but there will be a Christmas homework

Chorale

Worksheet 15 in the Fingerprints booklet for after the holidays.

Composing

NO FEEDBACK THIS WEEK – Sorry!
Prepare your piece for handing in over Christmas. You need to have 2 minutes of music.

Instrumental (for Tuesday)

1. Consolidate your notes and anthology
2. Read the notes on Moodle for the Mozart (1 & 2 in the folder) and annotate your scores
3. Write the following essay, which must have an intro, conclusion and TEN clear points made, preferably in different paragraphs: Identify features of the Mozart that are typical of the Classical style

Remember the workshop for this class is on THURSDAY at 1.15

Vocal (for Monday)

Keep on working on intervals using the resources provided

Harmony (for Friday)

Cadence Worksheet 6 (given out in class but also p. 25 of Workbook)

Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15

Composition (end of Wednesday)

Not yet set – see last week

Instrumental (for Tuesday)

1. Consolidate your notes and anthology
2. Read the notes on Moodle for the Mozart (1 & 2 in the folder) and annotate your scores
3. Write the following essay, which must have an intro, conclusion and TEN clear points made, preferably in different paragraphs: Identify features of the Mozart that are typical of the Classical style

Remember the workshop for this class is on THURSDAY at 1.15

Vocal (for Wednesday)

Keep on working on intervals using the resources provided

Harmony (for Wednesday)

Cadence Worksheet 6 was given out in class (p. 25 of Workbook but I have taken these in for marking)

Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15

Composition (end of Wednesday)

You do not need to submit anything this week but by the end of the last day of term you must have submitted 4 sketches and 12 influences.

Remember the workshop for this class is on WEDNESDAY after college.

Instrumental

Not yet set – see last week

Applied

Essay: Identify features of the Gabrieli that would help you identify it as a work of a Venetian composer in the late Sixteenth Century. Make sure you read through the Rhinegold and Edexcel notes in the folder on Moodle FIRST and also use your Coggles

Timed essays next week on all three works

Chorale

No homework this week

There is no chorale workshop this week because Iain and I have had to swap our teaching due to a College Leadership Team away day. You may bring chorales to my Wednesday Composition workshop after college if you wish

Composing

You do not need to submit composition this week but you can if you wish for specific advice.

Composing workshop is on Wednesday after college.

Instrumental

Not yet set – see last week

Applied

Essay: Identify features of the Gabrieli that would help you identify it as a work of a Venetian composer in the late Sixteenth Century. Make sure you read through the Rhinegold and Edexcel notes in the folder on Moodle FIRST and also use your Coggles

Timed essays next week on all three works

Chorale

No homework this week.

There is no chorale workshop this week because Iain and I have had to swap our teaching due to a College Leadership Team away day

Composing

Not yet set – see last week

Instrumental (for Tuesday)

Find the textures on the Textures finder given out in class. I will take these in.

Remember the workshop for this class is on THURSDAY at 1.15

Vocal (for Monday)

1. Revise for Skeleton Score tests next week

2. Get to know your intervals – these resources may help

Harmony (for Friday)

Finish page 23 in the harmony workbook. Make sure you have used Ib V I and Ic V I on BOTH melodic patterns.

Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15

Composition (end of Wednesday)

1. Update your composition, following the suggestions on Moodle
2. Start a new section of your piece. Try to link the new section motivically to your first section

Submit your new sketch on Moodle by Wednesday 4pm at the latest.

Instrumental (for Tuesday)

Find the textures on the Textures finder given out in class. I will take these in.

Remember the workshop for this class is on THURSDAY at 1.15

Vocal (for Wednesday)

1. Revise for Skeleton Score tests next week

2. Get to know your intervals – these resources may help

Harmony (for Wednesday)

Finish page 23 in the harmony workbook. Make sure you have used Ib V I and Ic V I on BOTH melodic patterns.

Remember the workshop for this class is on TUESDAY at 1.15

Composition (end of Wednesday)

You need to make corrections and complete another sketch. You MUST fill in the Tracker of Influences Used and submit that separately on Moodle. It really is all about influences at the moment.

Remember the workshop for this class is on WEDNESDAY at 3.40-5.00

Instrumental

Schumann ‘Kinderscenen’: continue the work started in class – for movements 3 and 11 describe the texture and instrumentation features, trying to add to the ‘texture is mdh’ starting point.
Write down your answers on a sheet of paper, not just in your anthology ready for next week’s starter.

Applied

• Read Source 03 in the Moodle on Gabrieli (here). Note down some key features of Venetian music in the 16th and 17th centuries
• Google and Youtube Sackbutts and Cornetts

Chorale

Complete Worksheet 13 (remember all chorale worksheets are available on this blog here)

Remember there is a chorale workshop on THURSDAY at 11.30 in C6.

Composing

Please submit Sibelius scores and structure planners as usual on Moodle by the end of TUESDAY.

Instrumental

Schumann ‘Kinderscenen’: continue the work started in class – for movements 3 and 11 describe the texture and instrumentation features, trying to add to the ‘texture is mdh’ starting point.
Write down your answers on a sheet of paper, not just in your anthology ready for next week’s starter.

Applied

• Read Source 03 in the Moodle on Gabrieli (here). Note down some key features of Venetian music in the 16th and 17th centuries
• Google and Youtube Sackbutts and Cornetts

Chorale

Complete Worksheet 13 (remember all chorale worksheets are available on this blog here)

Remember there is a chorale workshop on THURSDAY at 11.30 in C6.

Composing

Aim to have 1 1/2 minutes of music by next week but aim for quality not quantity.
YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR PIECE ON MOODLE THIS WEEK BY WEDNESDAY 4pm latest.
Workshop on Tuesday 4-5pm – please make use of this extra help.