Teaching with Bayley: a Lighter Note

Teaching With Bayley: A Lighter Note0001 10:00:02:03 10:00:04:19(man) People, people, people.0002 10:00:04:19 10:00:07:00(woman) Start listening, pay attention.0003 10:00:07:00 10:00:09:07(man) You're looking for capitals.0004 10:00:19:15 10:00:22:11(narrator) Patrick Martin is a newly-qualified teacher0005 10:00:22:11 10:00:25:14 at Chiswick Community School in West London.0006 10:00:25:14 10:00:27:01As a music teacher0007 10:00:27:01 10:00:31:01 he finds the practical aspects very difficult to control,0008 10:00:31:01 10:00:34:02 and has asked teaching consultant John Bayley0009 10:00:34:02 10:00:37:10 for help with both his Year 9 groups. 0010 10:00:38:10 10:00:41:09What we're going to look at today is composing a bass line0011 10:00:41:09 10:00:45:06 for a chord sequence that you're going to be given.0012 10:00:45:06 10:00:49:15And we're going to develop that in various ways in today's lesson.0013 10:00:49:15 10:00:52:14Can I have absolute attention, please, Andre?0014 10:00:52:14 10:00:55:07Thank you. Faisel.0015 10:00:55:07 10:00:59:20We're starting a new topic today, which is on sequencing0016 10:00:59:20 10:01:03:10 and developing your sequencing skills... Helena... using Cubasis.0017 10:01:03:10 10:01:05:15Unfortunately, we've got a problem today0018 10:01:05:15 10:01:08:24 which is that the keyboards that we normally have in this room 0019 10:01:08:24 10:01:10:15 are being repaired at the moment0020 10:01:10:15 10:01:15:04 so we can have good smooth lessons on them from next week onwards.0021 10:01:15:04 10:01:17:05But they're still at the repair shop now.0022 10:01:17:05 10:01:19:23So this task, which will get us warmed up,0023 10:01:19:23 10:01:24:24 will help us to revise some keyboard skills0024 10:01:24:24 10:01:30:06 and will start us thinking about bass lines, which we'll be using...0025 10:01:31:06 10:01:33:13..which we're going to be using0026 10:01:33:13 10:01:36:02 when we do our sequencing on Cubasis.0027 10:01:36:02 10:01:38:21(man) How do you feel about the beginning of the lesson?0028 10:01:38:21 10:01:39:23 Sit up, please.0029 10:01:39:23 10:01:44:08I noticed all the pausing and the stopping and starting.0030 10:01:45:08 10:01:47:21Perhaps not flowing enough.0031 10:01:47:21 10:01:49:12OK. I think that's right.0032 10:01:49:12 10:01:52:23And also, don't beat yourself up - I think that's pretty good.0033 10:01:52:23 10:01:55:01You got them in, you got them settled down,0034 10:01:55:01 10:01:56:22 you're in command of the room.0035 10:01:56:22 10:02:00:14You might want to be a bit more flowing in your commands.0036 10:02:00:14 10:02:04:08The first note you play is the note that's written down on the sheet0037 10:02:04:08 10:02:08:03 and that will form a pattern you can play with three fingers of one hand 0038 10:02:08:03 10:02:11:12 which will look something like this on the keyboard. (plays note)0039 10:02:11:12 10:02:14:20I like that visual demonstration a lot.0040 10:02:15:24 10:02:17:20(Patrick) That's for revision.0041 10:02:17:20 10:02:20:14I'm just going to play you an example of what's on here.0042 10:02:20:14 10:02:22:14(plays sequence)0043 10:02:28:09 10:02:30:13(John) You see some of that wriggling0044 10:02:30:13 10:02:34:01 that's going on in boyland down there?0045 10:02:34:01 10:02:36:01That wriggling is beginning to tell you0046 10:02:36:01 10:02:39:22 that you've got three or four minutes' presentational time left. 0047 10:02:39:22 10:02:43:22OK. Now I would expect everyone in the class0048 10:02:43:22 10:02:46:22 to attempt to play the simplest bass line0049 10:02:46:22 10:02:51:00 using the note from the chord, the main note from the chord.0050 10:02:51:00 10:02:56:01Tariq. Can you just explain to me what the task is.0051 10:02:56:01 10:02:58:08- A bass line. - A bass line.0052 10:02:58:08 10:03:03:17And you're going to be using notes from the chords. OK.0053 10:03:03:17 10:03:07:21I'm really glad you got one or two children0054 10:03:07:21 10:03:10:17 to repeat back to you what they're meant to be doing,0055 10:03:10:17 10:03:13:23 but I would have liked to see this happen 0056 10:03:13:23 10:03:15:23 about four or five minutes earlier.0057 10:03:15:23 10:03:19:00"There are three things you will do by the end of this lesson."0058 10:03:19:00 10:03:20:15"A chord sequence,0059 10:03:20:15 10:03:23:18 a bass line for it, and some of you will extend the bass line."0060 10:03:23:18 10:03:27:01"Andre, what are you going to do? Susan, what are you going to do?"0061 10:03:27:01 10:03:30:14"Does everyone know what three things you need by the end?"0062 10:03:30:14 10:03:32:13"Is there anybody in here0063 10:03:32:13 10:03:35:13 with the smokiest doubt about what it is we're doing?"0064 10:03:35:13 10:03:39:11Also, if you use a bit more praise and recognition0065 10:03:39:11 10:03:41:15 of the children who got things right0066 10:03:41:15 10:03:44:03 it means you've got more of an alert audience,0067 10:03:44:03 10:03:47:05 sitting up trying to find other ways to please you.0068 10:03:47:05 10:03:50:06I'll give you about 20 minutes to work on this.0069 10:03:50:06 10:03:53:22I might be stopping you at some point during that time...0070 10:03:53:22 10:03:57:16Helena... in order to give the whole class some extra guidance0071 10:03:57:16 10:03:59:11 if I find there's general problems.0072 10:03:59:11 10:04:02:24When that happens I'm going to be asking you to remove your headphones0073 10:04:02:24 10:04:05:08 and turn around to face the middle of the room.0074 10:04:05:08 10:04:08:06 You should be able to do that in about 30 seconds, OK,0075 10:04:08:06 10:04:10:19 from when I give the instruction.0076 10:04:10:19 10:04:12:20Then I can quickly give you more advice0077 10:04:12:20 10:04:15:14 and then you can get back to work and not waste any time.0078 10:04:15:14 10:04:19:20I'd like you to make it even more formulaic, your standard routines.0079 10:04:19:20 10:04:22:14"What's our routine when we're playing the keyboard?"0080 10:04:22:14 10:04:24:20"What's the routine when I talk to you?0081 10:04:24:20 10:04:29:17- Andre, face the front, please. - You told me to do Star Wars.0082 10:04:29:17 10:04:32:00- Da-da-da-da. - (boy) Yeah, put that in.0083 10:04:32:00 10:04:35:03 (John) At some point he needs closing in.0084 10:04:35:03 10:04:38:02"Andre, you're going to be a success in my room0085 10:04:38:02 10:04:40:06 but tell me what you need to remember0086 10:04:40:06 10:04:41:17 to make this a good lesson."0087 10:04:41:17 10:04:46:01Keep the volume low, take the headphones off when you talk.0088 10:04:46:01 10:04:49:22Then you can say, "That's my man. Everything's going to be all right."0089 10:04:49:22 10:04:52:12But what you're doing at the moment0090 10:04:52:12 10:04:55:04 is you're having a running sniping match with him.0091 10:04:55:04 10:04:57:14One, two, three, four.0092 10:04:58:11 10:05:00:12Two, together, four. 0093 10:05:00:12 10:05:02:18One, two, three, four.0094 10:05:02:18 10:05:08:00And E. One, two, three, four, five. OK, I've got to see someone else.0095 10:05:08:00 10:05:11:14Keep practising that to get it absolutely in time0096 10:05:11:14 10:05:15:24 and then you can start thinking about adding other notes.0097 10:05:15:24 10:05:17:14Excuse me, boys.0098 10:05:17:14 10:05:21:10This is the bit where I feel it's like spinning plates.0099 10:05:21:10 10:05:25:10Getting them on task and keeping them on task.0100 10:05:25:10 10:05:30:18Be concentrating on one pair and then I see that something else...0101 10:05:30:18 10:05:32:08Then there's conflict there0102 10:05:32:08 10:05:35:00 cos I want to see everybody in a systematic way.0103 10:05:35:00 10:05:36:16That's difficult here.0104 10:05:36:16 10:05:38:04That's A. Yes.0105 10:05:38:04 10:05:41:10And then use that one there. Fine. Then E.0106 10:05:45:10 10:05:48:05Three, four, five, six, seven, eight.0107 10:05:48:05 10:05:50:16One, two, three, four.0108 10:05:50:16 10:05:53:02Then you can try and play that with one hand0109 10:05:53:02 10:05:56:13 and do the bass line here, just a single note, the same note,0110 10:05:56:13 10:06:00:04 on the other hand. Like that.0111 10:06:00:04 10:06:05:13That could be maybe what you could get up to by the end of the lesson. 0112 10:06:06:17 10:06:09:06- Andre. Andre. - I was just explaining.0113 10:06:09:06 10:06:11:23No need to be getting out of your seat.0114 10:06:11:23 10:06:16:04If he's got a problem he can put his hand up and I'll come and help.0115 10:06:16:04 10:06:17:13Right.0116 10:06:26:03 10:06:28:11(boy) I'm doing the chords.0117 10:06:28:11 10:06:30:22In that case, if you just swap places...0118 10:06:30:22 10:06:33:02(silence)0119 10:06:34:02 10:06:36:11(burst of music, laughter)0120 10:06:37:11 10:06:40:21Andre, I've had about enough of you. Can you go outside, please?0121 10:06:40:21 10:06:43:14Outside, please, Andre. 0122 10:06:43:14 10:06:48:22And you need to come back after registration to talk about this.0123 10:06:50:17 10:06:53:03- Watch... - (Patrick) OK.0124 10:06:56:22 10:06:59:08The discipline code...0125 10:06:59:08 10:07:02:19- I notice that you scarcely use it. - Mm.0126 10:07:02:19 10:07:07:22That's something I haven't really been consistent over the term0127 10:07:07:22 10:07:11:04 or over the term and a half that I've been here.0128 10:07:11:04 10:07:13:15If I'm using a system, I've got several options.0129 10:07:13:15 10:07:17:09One is I can look across the room and theatrically write a name.0130 10:07:17:09 10:07:19:19I don't have to go over to control the behaviour. 0131 10:07:19:19 10:07:22:02I get the pen out and get your name down.0132 10:07:22:02 10:07:25:21Secondly, I can move in to you quietly.0133 10:07:25:21 10:07:29:22I can say, "Bloggins, I had to write your name down."0134 10:07:29:22 10:07:31:10"The next step will be a tick"0135 10:07:31:10 10:07:34:02 and that would mean seeing me after the lesson.0136 10:07:34:02 10:07:36:19"Tell me what you need to do to avoid this happening."0137 10:07:36:19 10:07:40:07So it gives you the basis for a dialogue.0138 10:07:44:03 10:07:49:00Excuse me. Can you move on wherever you're supposed to be?0139 10:07:49:00 10:07:52:10Can I have you coming back inside but just standing by the door? 0140 10:07:52:10 10:07:55:11We often do it in departments. Rather than put children out,0141 10:07:55:11 10:07:59:01 we freeze them in a colleague's room or they can put a child in our room.0142 10:07:59:01 10:08:02:09If you know you're going to have X and they sometimes kick off,0143 10:08:02:09 10:08:04:14 then you say to your colleague,0144 10:08:04:14 10:08:07:11"If it comes to it, you might be getting a visit from X0145 10:08:07:11 10:08:10:02 about 20 minutes after the lesson starts."0146 10:08:10:02 10:08:13:14So you're sitting in the room, confident. You've got a strategy.0147 10:08:13:14 10:08:17:19You try to stop it from happening, but if it does have to happen0148 10:08:17:19 10:08:20:24 then you just say, "You need to go to Mr So-and-So's room." 0149 10:08:20:24 10:08:24:05I'm pretty sure that's what will be there0150 10:08:24:05 10:08:27:00 because the head of department's very good in that way.0151 10:08:27:00 10:08:31:02But I think I'm just a bit shy in asking for it.0152 10:08:31:02 10:08:33:20If you've got tough classes, there's a problem.0153 10:08:33:20 10:08:36:12It's not just your problem, it's the department's,0154 10:08:36:12 10:08:39:09 it's the pastoral team's. It's everybody's problem.0155 10:08:40:23 10:08:43:14- Can I hear a few performances? - (girl) No.0156 10:08:43:14 10:08:45:24(laughter)0157 10:08:46:23 10:08:49:09I don't think that's very funny. 0158 10:08:49:09 10:08:51:09(girl) You're so childish.0159 10:08:51:09 10:08:54:03Let's have Jack and Luke, please.0160 10:08:56:04 10:08:58:06(boy) One, two, three, four.0161 10:09:06:07 10:09:09:07(Patrick) OK, thank you, Very good.0162 10:09:13:14 10:09:16:24A lot of children want to applaud. You don't encourage that, do you?0163 10:09:16:24 10:09:19:22(Patrick) OK, who was playing what in that?0164 10:09:19:22 10:09:24:02I didn't in this lesson, no. I don't think I generally do.0165 10:09:24:02 10:09:28:15Maybe I'm then worried it's going to result in a lot of general noise.0166 10:09:28:15 10:09:30:15You don't have to do it all the time.0167 10:09:46:21 10:09:50:15OK. Thank you very much. Another reasonably effective performance.0168 10:09:50:15 10:09:54:15Can somebody please... Sh.0169 10:09:55:20 10:09:59:03Now you've performed turn that off, turn your chairs around.0170 10:09:59:03 10:10:02:11(Patrick) I don't believe myself when I see myself praising.0171 10:10:02:11 10:10:06:08When I do do it it seems a bit low-key,0172 10:10:06:08 10:10:10:06 a bit like I'm moving onto the next thing. Just brushing over it.0173 10:10:10:06 10:10:13:20Remember that praising more is a technical issue.0174 10:10:13:20 10:10:19:09You're winning affiliation, you're prolonging their attention span.0175 10:10:19:09 10:10:23:11You're giving off-task children or defiant children0176 10:10:23:11 10:10:25:09 a different route to your attention. 0177 10:10:25:09 10:10:28:24So it's not a moral question, not a question of being nicey-nicey.0178 10:10:28:24 10:10:32:14It's a very important teaching tool.0179 10:10:32:14 10:10:36:01- Bye, sir. - Bye. See you next week, Tariq.0180 10:10:52:09 10:10:55:00(Patrick) Let me hear what you've done then.0181 10:10:55:00 10:10:59:16(narrator) John's watching Patrick teach the lesson to another class.0182 10:11:01:09 10:11:04:14Patrick's giving even clearer instructions0183 10:11:04:14 10:11:08:09 and he's being more generous with his praise.0184 10:11:09:14 10:11:12:07You did it wrong!0185 10:11:12:07 10:11:15:01So I'd like to hear now how far most of you have got. 0186 10:11:15:01 10:11:18:00For those of you who are playing, who are performing now,0187 10:11:18:00 10:11:20:09 it's an opportunity to perform to the class.0188 10:11:20:09 10:11:23:20For the rest of you... Charlotte... when another person is playing,0189 10:11:23:20 10:11:26:00 make sure you're really listening to them.0190 10:11:26:00 10:11:28:01What I'd like you to listen out for0191 10:11:28:01 10:11:33:20 is what are the two or three people in the group playing?0192 10:11:33:20 10:11:37:18Who's playing the chord sequence, who's playing the bass line?0193 10:11:37:18 10:11:42:11Are they playing the chords in a "one, two, three, four" rhythm0194 10:11:42:11 10:11:44:06 or have they changed the rhythm?0195 10:11:44:06 10:11:48:01 OK. Let's have the three girls here, please.0196 10:12:02:15 10:12:04:18OK. Thank you.0197 10:12:04:18 10:12:07:23Quick round of applause then.0198 10:12:07:23 10:12:11:01We'll talk about this one first. So that was very good as well.0199 10:12:11:01 10:12:13:14Really nicely in time.0200 10:12:13:14 10:12:16:17How many notes was Jade playing in the bass line?0201 10:12:16:17 10:12:19:02- Anyone tell me? - (girl) Four.0202 10:12:19:02 10:12:21:23- (boy) Five. - (all shout out)0203 10:12:21:23 10:12:26:15All right. Shannon, your first guess, four, was correct.0204 10:12:26:15 10:12:29:02Two notes on the A chord, the A and the C0205 10:12:29:02 10:12:33:00 and two notes on the E chord, the E and the G.0206 10:12:33:00 10:12:36:15That was very good. You could add more notes later if you wanted to.0207 10:12:36:15 10:12:41:08What you ought to be able to do next week is add drum beats,0208 10:12:41:08 10:12:46:05 prerecorded drum loops and turn it into a piece of dance music.0209 10:12:46:05 10:12:50:12That's where we're going with this. OK, Micah and Michael next.0210 10:13:03:07 10:13:05:18- OK. Thank you. - (boy shouts out)0211 10:13:05:18 10:13:07:03I like what you did there.0212 10:13:07:03 10:13:10:14I could see that you want to jazz it up, you want to do your own thing.0213 10:13:10:14 10:13:12:20You'll find it easier when we have Cubasis0214 10:13:12:20 10:13:16:09 and you can record things in, copy them, paste them around0215 10:13:16:09 10:13:19:17 and come up with your own piece. That's going to be really good.0216 10:13:19:17 10:13:22:17You got the chord sequence, bass line, different rhythms.0217 10:13:22:17 10:13:26:19That's all good stuff. OK. Tuck your chairs underneath, please.0218 10:13:26:19 10:13:29:12Stand behind them.0219 10:13:29:12 10:13:31:18Thank you, Eddie.0220 10:13:33:16 10:13:35:20See you next week. Well done.0221 10:13:36:23 10:13:39:12Really good today.0222 10:13:40:20 10:13:44:22- I really enjoyed that. - It was good, wasn't it?0223 10:13:44:22 10:13:48:00 There's some really good musicians in this class, as you saw.0224 10:13:48:00 10:13:49:20A pretty good teacher as well.0225 10:13:55:21 10:13:59:01Visiontext subtitles by Katherine Appleby0226 10:13:59:01 10:14:01:01 www.visiontext.co.uk

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