CODE 8453 TEACHER WEBINAR AQA GCSE MUSIC: PAUL SIMON’S GRACELAND FOCUS DATE Component 1 Section B: Contextual Understanding: Successfully answering the 2-mark and essay Monday 08 November 2021 questions on the Three Tracks from Paul Simon’s Graceland. The AQA GCSE music Study Pieces are changing – and getting your head around the new pieces WEBINAR LEADER can be a real challenge! This webinar will focus on the new optional Study Pieces for Area of Study Dr Chris Maxim began his 3: Traditional Music: three tracks from Paul Simon ‘Graceland’ album (Graceland; Diamonds career lecturing in higher on the Soles of Her Shoes; You Can Call Me Al) that replace the Three Track from Santana’s education before moving into ‘Supernatural’ album (first teaching from September 2020, first examinations from summer the secondary sector. As an 2022). NQT (and Head of Music), This webinar is designed to provide teachers with the skills to teach confidently and accurately he transformed the Music those aspects of the songs that are of relevance to the types of question found in the examination. Department of a large inner- Rather than providing a bar-by-bar analysis of each track, the webinar will consider the music from London secondary school, the point of view of the style, with clear focus on how Simon embraces traditional African music, going on to create a thriving fusing it with American popular music. Performing Arts faculty and teaching KS3, GCSE and A-level. Following many years in senior PROGRAMME TIME leadership, including as Acting Principal and Headteacher, Welcome and Introduction 4.00 - 4.05pm he now works as a freelance musician (composer, conductor Graceland the album in context 4.05 - 4.20pm and organist) and education l Paul Simon: an overview of his creative output, including his previous use of music from other consultant, specialising in school cultures leadership and music. To find l Understanding the creative process that enabled the creation of the musical fusions on the out more about him, please visit Graceland album his website: l Putting the work in the context of the history of South Africa during the final years of the www.christophermaxim.co.uk apartheid era – issues that arose at the time of the creation of the album; and considering issues that may arise in the classroom at the present time in connection with Simon’s BENEFITS embracing/exploitation of African music . l Gain a sound, clear contextual perspective of the new Graceland (the song) 4.20 - 4.40pm Traditional Music study pieces l Key musical features of this song including its stylistic links to Delta Blues without having to spend hours l Helping students gain higher marks by writing about its melodic features and rhythmic analysing them yourself complexity l Review the different demands l Key features likely to come up in Question 8 (the 2-mark questions) of the two types of question (2-mark answers and the essay) Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 4.40 - 5.00pm l Key musical features of this song, including its use of features of the Mbube, Mbaqanga and l Explore the music in terms of Iscathamiya genres, together with Senegalese percussion the use of musical elements, l Helping students gain higher marks by writing about the use of studio techniques, including as appropriate to the sorts of the creation of ‘unplayable’ music questions found in the AQA GCSE music examination l Key features likely to come up in Question 8 (the 2-mark questions) l Take away approaches that excite students, cultivate a You Can Call Me Al 5.00 - 5.20pm deeper music appreciation l Key musical features of this song, including its use of features of Iscathamiya and Mbaqanga and raise grades in exams l Helping students gain higher marks by writing about the contrasts between harmonic simplicity and rhythmic complexity l Equip yourself to set appropriate practice questions l Key features likely to come up in Question 8 (the 2-mark questions) around this study piece Looking into the crystal ball: ideas for the sorts of essay questions that might 5.20 - 5.30pm be set COST: The cost for each webinar log in is £95+VAT @KeynoteEd 27.