Composition (both classes for Tuesday 12th)

Finish the arrangment of the Haydn Minuet in the style of the Stamitz, Filtz and Haydn symphonies that we have studied. It is best done in that order and files are available on Moodle that are already set up and partially completed.

You have finished Starting Points and I am not setting any particular work over half term.

If you are feeling keen, you could do some listening as follows:

• THIRD movement of Haydn’s Symphony 104, which we will be studying,
• Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music, particularly Oklahoma and Carousel
• Any Haydn and Mozart String Quartets, to get a better feel for how these go

Composition

Complete a draft of the Starting Points Final Assessment on Sibelius and submit by the end of Wednesday (earlier if you like). The final submission of this will be Friday.

MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE

NOTE: JUST SUBMIT A QUARTET FILE. I DON’T WANT TWO FILES

Revision

Make sure you are ready for the test on FRIDAY next week. It will include:

• Chords and labelling (see here)
• Keys and modulations
• Embellishment (see here)
• Four-part harmonisation of cadences (see in booklet and practice on Moodle)
• Basic phrase structures (see here)

Composition Task (8-bar sentence – Exercise J3)

DUE: TUESDAY 15th on Moodle by the end of the day

Write an 8-bar phrase in A major on a piano score. The bass stave should be used just to indicate the chords with the melody in the treble stave.

Instruction are on page 37 of the starting points book and HERE on Moodle

Note: I am happy for this to be handed in on paper by the end of the college day on Tuesday if you prefer but I would rather you did it on Sibelius

Group C (every day group)

Set Monday: Complete C2(i) and C2(ii) by Wednesday

Set Thursday: Complete pages 20-21 by MONDAY

Group G (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)

Set Tuesday: Complete C2(i) and C2(ii) by Friday

Set Friday: Complete pages 20-21 by MONDAY

C Group (every day group)

• Set Monday for TUESDAY: submit your two-bar idea on Moodle by the end of Tuesday 24th. Ensure it has dynamics, articulation and a tempo marking
• Set Monday for Wednesday: Finish Exercise C1 by the lesson on Wednesday

D Group (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday group)

Homework not yet set.

Group C
Tuesday (for Wednesday): again write a melody according to the instructions on page 8. If you did not complete Exercise B4 in class, please do so

Monday (for Tuesday): Follow the instructions on page 8 to write a two-bar melody (you are basically doing this)

Group D
Wednesday (for Friday). Write a two-bar idea in 4/4 and A major. The first bar should be chord I and the second bar should be based on the first but adapted so it fits with chord V7. Please include some dynamics and articulation.

Tuesday (for Wednesday): Follow the instructions on page 8 to write a two-bar melody (you are basically doing this)

Group C (every day group)

• Friday 6th: Please finish Exercise A1 in the Starting Points booklet before the lesson on Monday
• Monday 9th: Please complete exercise A2i
• Wednesday 11th: Please complete everything up to the end of page 4

Group D (Tue/Wed/Fri group)
You should have completed everything up to the end of page 4

Summer TO DO list

Welcome to King Ed’s! If you have any questions, please email Tom on tom.pankhurst@kedst.ac.uk

• Sign up to this blog (follow link also to our Facebook page)
• Complete performance initial proposals for your first lesson
• Complete Short History of Music tasks (Short History of Music)
• Brush up on your basic theory (keys, chords, intervals and basic reading)
• Make sure you have arranged weekly instrumental or vocal lessons either with us or privately (forms available here)
• Make sure you instrument is in good working order

If you have lost your pack, you can find one here: