Stanworth Music: Recent Episodes
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Introduction Over the next few weeks you will be using you your MUSIC FIRST accounts to learn all about the many different types of guitars that exist along with the various techniques used to play them. Before we go any further, you will need to remember how to log onto your MUSIC FIRST accounts. Click […]
Introduction Over the next few weeks you will be learning all about the basics of composition (creating your own short pieces of music). You will find all the information you need on this website. You will also need to ensure that you are able to log into MUSIC FIRST Each week you will study a […]
Introduction Over the course of this term you will be learning about the following things: The instruments of the orchestra (and what they sound like) How music relates to the mood or emotion on the screen How significant characters and ideas in a film are represented by specific musical ideas Lesson 1 – Listening to […]
This link contains all the audio material for Year 11 to do practice questions for the listening exam. These tracks should be used in conjunction with the practice question book. Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3
Writing song lyrics Here are some videos to help you begin thinking about the process of writing a song. This video introduces the idea of playing different chords together to create “chord progressions”. Here’s some more information on creating chord progressions. This video demonstrates how so many different songs use the same simple chord progressions. […]
Visual aids for revision of the musical elements. This resource bank will increase as I produce more images.
This podcast explores the life and some of the most important music of, possibly the greatest living film composer, John Williams. There is a quiz to accompany the podcast. John Williams Film Quiz When you have finished listening and answering the questions, I recommend watching this short (10 mins) documentary, filmed on the 20th […]
This podcast provides a brief overview of what a concerto is and how it changed through three historical periods (Baroque, Classical and Romantic). I strongly recommend that you do the quiz at the same time as you listen to it. Concerto Quiz And a Concerto Grosso…
In this podcast you will hear a performance of Benjamin Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” – subtitled “Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell”. The piece is a great way to get to know the individual components of the orchestra. In between each variation I will explain what is coming up […]
First of all, check that you are familiar with the sounds of all of the main musical instruments by listening to all the examples on this page: Musical Instruments. If you ever get stuck, you can refer back to this page. (This page requires Adobe Flash and may not work on some mobile devices) Try playing […]