Welcome to what will be an amazing two years filled with hard work and dedication. I hope you all behaved very well for the other teacher. I have had a lovely time growing a tiny human.
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| Yes I know, she's very cute. |
Until Christmas I will see you only sporadically, but keep an eye on this blog and do all the work I set and you will be just fine!
Half-term 1: Chords and Composition
This half-term you will get to know your instrument and write a song for it. We will also tackle formal music theory as you will need to read and write music to pass your GCSE! Here are some ideas to help you with your composition this term.
Composition task: Compose a piece of music that i
s suited for the instrument you intend to perform your solo recital on. It must include:- An Appropriate chord sequence of at least 4 chords.
- A melody that fits correctly over these chords.
- An appropriate structure (e.g. intro-verse-chorus)
It can include:
- Appropriate lyrics.
- These lyrics recorded in on your Mac over the chord sequence.
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| Youtube tutorials on this blog will help refresh your memory on how to create your Garageband files. |
Deadline: 9th October 2017. Your composition will be marked by me during this session with appropriate feedback and improvement points that you will need to complete by the 17th of October.
Let's start with chords.
