Y11 Revision

Y11 GCSE Music Students...

Just a reminder of some of the things you should be doing:

1. Attend revision sessions after school tonight and Thursday.

2. Listening to your playlists of the set works (over and over and over and over again. And again).

3. Using your notes, folders and revision guides to learn all the key words associated with each set work

4. Writing an essay answer to the following question: How does Bernstein use the following elements of music in 'Something's Coming'; Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Texture, Word Setting

5. Balancing your revision time across your subjects, with sensible breaks (preferably in the sun)!

What's On?

Week beginning 19th May

A reminder to all instrumental students:

If you are not able to attend your music lesson at the scheduled time, you MUST let Mr Emery know so that it can be re-arranged. This avoids wasting time and money and ensures you keep making brilliant progress on your instrument.

Day	Visiting music teachers	Clubs / Extra support	Break/Lunch priority
Monday 19th	Violin / Brass	Y11 revision @ 3 Trumpet Ensemble @ 8	Y7
Tuesday 20th	Woodwind / Vocals	Choir @ 3 open to all	Closed for rehearsals
Wednesday 21st	Woodwind / Brass	Jazz Band @ 3 open to all Brass Group @ 12:30	Y8
Thursday 22nd	Guitar / Drums	Y11 higher grade support @ 3	Y9
Friday 23rd	-	-	Closed

 

Y13 Work

Unit 4: Performance - Continue fine tuning your recitals. Book some rehearsal time with your accompanist. Read through the marking criteria (found in the A Level dropbox folder).

Unit 6: Applied - Complete this 13 mark essay question. Use the essay marking criteria to help. Follow the essay writing guidance in your booklets. Identify features of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde that are particularly innovative. (13) 

Instrumental - Read and make notes on the following link and listen to a selection of the Brandenburg Concertos. They really are very lovely!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/77678/Brandenburg-Concertos

Y13 Listening

Raising the Grade

The Y10 GCSE group piled onto a minibus on Wednesday afternoon to zoom off to the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. They spent the afternoon clapping, stamping and singing along with Sinfonia Viva (a professional orchestra) and had a really good time!

This event was organised by the Nottinghamshire Music Hub, which provides you all with loads of great opportunities to get involved in making music outside of school time. If you want to find out more why not come and ask one of your music teachers, or check out this list of all the groups you could get involved with:                

                                        http://www.nottsmusichub.org.uk/site/music-groups/

What's on?

Week beginning 3rd March

A reminder to all instrumental students:

If you are not able to attend your music lesson at the scheduled time, you MUST let Mr Emery know so that it can be re-arranged. This avoids wasting time and money and ensures you keep making brilliant progress on your instrument.

Day	Visiting music teachers	Clubs / Extra support	Break/Lunch priority
Monday 3rd	Violin / Brass	Y11 recording @ 3	Y7
Tuesday 4th	Woodwind / Vocals	Choir @ 3 open to all	Closed for rehearsals
Wednesday 5th	Woodwind / Brass	School Band @ 3 open to all Y11 composition @3	Y8
Thursday 6th	Guitar / Drums	Y11 higher grade support @ 3	Y9
Friday 7th	-	-	Closed

Heads up Mr Emery's Y9 music students, you might want to watch this video before your lessons this week:

What's On?

Week beginning 3rd February
A reminder to all instrumental students:

If you are not able to attend your music lesson at the scheduled time, you MUST let Mr Emery know so that it can be re-arranged. This avoids wasting time and money and ensures you keep making brilliant progress on your instrument.

 

If you receive instrumental lessons then you are expected to be at school band on a Wednesday afternoon, 3:15pm - 4:00 pm. We have new music (James Bond and Mr Blue Sky) and need your help to sound amazing!

 

Similarly for vocalists, we should be seeing you at choir on a Tuesday afternoon for some singing fun! Anyone is welcome and new mash-ups include Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars...

Day	Visiting music teachers	Clubs / Extra support	Break/Lunch priority
Monday 3rd	Violin / Brass	Y11 recording @ 3	Y7
Tuesday 4th	Woodwind / Vocals	Choir @ 3 open to all	Closed for rehearsals
Wednesday 5th	Woodwind / Brass	School Band @ 3 open to all Y11 composition @3	Y8
Thursday 6th	Guitar / Drums	Y11 higher grade support @ 3	Y9
Friday 7th	-	-	Closed