GCSE MUSIC

Performing:

o Solo Performance – November 2018

o Ensemble Performance – March 2019

Composing:

o Own Choice – Should be complete.

o Set Brief – To be completed in class November – Jan.

Listening:

o J S Bach: 3rd Movement from Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major

o L van Beethoven: 1st Movement from Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’
o H Purcell: Music for a While
o Queen: Killer Queen (from the album ‘Sheer Heart Attack’)
o S Schwartz: Defying Gravity (from the album of the cast recording of Wicked)
o J Williams: Main title/rebel blockade runner (from the soundtrack to Star Wars Episode IV: A
New Hope)
o Afro Celt Sound System: Release (from the album ‘Volume 2: Release’)
o Esperanza Spalding: Samba Em Preludio (from the album ‘Esperanza’)
o Dictation

What can parents do?

Performance:
 Encourage 15 mins practise time each day

Composition:
 Encourage your daughter to plan/refine their compositions in their own time.

Listening:
 Get the CGP revision guide – It has dicatation exercises in.
 Make sure they are listening to the set works regularly and following their
annotated score.
 Ask them to complete the laminated grid – check this is correct using the
colourful help sheet.
 Ask them to write a paragraph/explain how the composer uses an element
off the grid. They should explain a fact about the element , give an example of a
bar number it is used and explain how it links to the style of the piece.
 For each of the set works see your A4 coloured sheet for the information you need to know.
USE YOUR LAMINATED GRID TO TEST YOURSELF FOR KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS TO
TEST YOU ABILITY TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE

Date Keywords/Topic Ask the teacher…. R/A/G Done

29th October MRS D TIGHTS – Keywords linked to each
element of music.
5th November Bach: Brandenburg No.5
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata
12th November Purcell: Music for a While
Wicked: Defying Gravity
19th November Queen: Killer Queen
Williams: Star Wars
26th November MOCK WEEKS
3rd December MOCK WEEKS
10th December Melody/Rhythm/Structure keywords
17th December Dynamics/Tempo/Instrumentation keywords
7th January Genre/Harmony/Tonality/Texture keywords
14th January Bach: Brandenburg No.5
21st January Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata
28th January Wicked: Defying Gravity
4th February Purcell: Music for a While
th
11 February Queen: Killer Queen
18th February Revisit areas of Red and Amber
Half term MRS D TIGHTS
th
25 February Star Wars
th
4 March Bach: Brandenburg No.5
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata
th
11 March Purcell: Music for a While
Wicked: Defying Gravity
18th March Queen: Killer Queen
Williams: Star Wars
th
25 March MOCK WEEKS
st
1 April MOCK WEEKS
8th April Revisit areas of Red and Amber
Spring Break MRS D TIGHTS
th
15 April Bach: Brandenburg No.5
Spring Break Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata
22nd April Williams: Star Wars
th
29 April Wicked: Defying Gravity
h
13 May Purcell: Music for a While
th
30 April Queen: Killer Queen
th
7 May Spalding: Samba Em Preludio (from the album
‘Esperanza’)
th
13 May Afro Celt Sound System: Release (from the
album ‘Volume 2: Release’)
20th May Bach: Brandenburg No.5
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata
th
27 May Revisit areas of Amber
Half Term Practice Questions are the best revision now.
3rd June MUSIC EXAM TUESDAY 4TH JUNE (Provisional)