Stretch and Challenge – Year 9 KS3-Year 9 • Join an Extracurricular Music Group at School. • Explore the Options for Instr
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Stretch and Challenge – Year 9 KS3-Year 9 Join an extracurricular music group at school. Explore the options for instrumental lessons and take up an instrument. Download the ABRSM’s Aural Trainer app for extra practice for this component of a practical music exam at any grade. Form a covers band, rehearse a song and aim to perform in a Music lesson or in a Celebration Assembly. You could even audition for a place in the Autumn Gala. Audition for the School Production Create a glossary of key terms and definitions that you have learned about in music lessons so far this year (and the last 2 years), that you can add to as you learn more. Begin a course of Music Theory, such as this one from the ABRSM. Find resources (online or with help from a class or instrumental teacher) for a piece of music of an appropriate standard for you to arrange and play on your instrument by one of these composers from the Romantic era: Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak. You could arrange it for a solo instrument with piano accompaniment, for you to play with a friend or family member. Create a quiz about key Italian terms and symbols used in Music. It should include a variety of question types (open questions, multiple choice, true or false, etc.) and cover content under headings such as Dynamics, Articulations, Tempo, Melodic Ornamentation, and Musical Character Using a piece of presentation software, (such as Powerpoint, Keynote or Adobe Spark), create a presentation about the life and works of your favourite media composer (such as Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Michael Giacchino or Koji Kondo). You should include a brief summary of their musical education, their musical influences, audio examples of their work, and the reasons for their success. You might even plan to present for 5-10 minutes on the subject during a music lesson. Recreate one of the pop songs you have studied during the Popular Music topic using sequencing software such as Soundation. Depending on your choice of song, this might include a bassline, chords, drum groove and vocals. It could also feature backing vocals. You may even choose to record the vocal yourself. Once you have done this, create a tutorial for the software you have used that would allow others to do the same. Write your own 4-chord song, based on this template and perform it to friends and family. You could use notation software such as MuseScore, or create a lead sheet with lyrics annotated with chords. Create, and share, a Spotify playlist that shows the developments in Popular Music between the 1950s and the present-day, including at least 2 songs from influential artists in each decade. Go to a concert of unfamiliar music – while you are there, note down 5 questions (about the musical style, the people performing, the instruments you hear being played or anything else you can think of) and then research the answers for yourself. Recommended listening Symphony No. 9 (last movement) by Beethoven Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture by Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ (Largo) by Dvorak Symphony No. 1 by Brahms Film/computer game music by Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Thomas Newman, Michael Giacchino, or Koji Kondo Popular music between the 1950s and present-day from the following genres: Rock ‘n’ Roll, Motown, Progressive (‘Prog’) Rock, Disco, Hip-Hop, Synthpop/Europop, Indie/Alternative Rock, Britpop, Pop from the 2000s .