Year 8 Cover Thursday 29th November 2018: Peter and the Wolf test and Carnival of the animals.

Dear year 8. Watch this video, listen CAREFULLY to the orchestral instruments and complete the worksheets your teacher hands to you.

I know you can behave immaculately. Students who caused trouble during these lessons will not be allowed on practical once I return. 

Peter and the Wolf

And Carnival of the Animals:

Rewards:

For 1 I.D point. Watch the videos carefully and silently, complete the comparative sheets as you go along. Each bit is 30 minutes long, so DO NOT leave it until the videos are done.

For 2 I.D points: complete all worksheets. Ensure you have put your name on the sheet. 

Remember: Pitch: High or low

                    Timbre: Tone colour (what type of instrument? Brass/Woodwind/String etc)

Here are some help with key terms to use when completing the worksheets.

                     

For extra credit complete the worksheets below. 

Cover work for year 7: Monday and Tuesday 19th/20th November 2018

Dear year 7. Apologies for being away this week, I had an operation on my hand but will be with you next week to continue your learning on the keyboards.  You will be working on Macs this lesson to complete the listening requirements of your tasks this half-term.

Starter: Sign on to the Macs. You should be working by yourself. Sit in alphabetical order (as you have been seated since the start of the academy year). 

If there is ongoing ICT issues the teacher can show these videos on the screen and the students can complete the worksheets at the desks as they watch both clips.

Task 1: Please use the following 2 videos to complete your worksheets on Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra:

- Complete the listening task that accompanies the videos below. Gain 1 I.D point
The top of your worksheet should look like this. 

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra part 1

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra part 2

Extension
- Complete the research on all 4 families of the orchestra to gain 2 I.D points of your work this lesson.

The top of this worksheet should look like this:

We're holding a Christmas concert!!

Get ready get ready!! We're holding a Concert! 
Rehearsals will start on Tuesday the 5th of November! See mrs Griffith for details!. 

Soul choir: Check out your Christmas piece for Wednesday on the SOUL CHOIR PAGE to the right!