Semester 2 Unit 4 Music theatre – – Written component Key teaching points Practical component – Week Performance OR and theory Composing and arranging Investigation and analysis Composition portfolio OR Production/practical project Rhythm Transposition Introduction to Music Theatre Outline assessment requirements simple time signatures, correct rhythmic transposition exercises, clef to clef and key to discussion of the main characteristics and for the semester in consultation grouping, bar lines key features of Music Theatre and broad overview with instrumental teachers and/or of historical, social and economic influences composition portfolio/production Harmonisation listen to key works by important project supervisors/teachers revision of semester one rhythms and rests analyse the chords in a given score up to four composers/artists and discuss main musical 4–8 bar rhythmic dictations parts using primary triads in major keys characteristics e.g. form and structure, use of Week 3: Performance Task 5 – harmonise a given melody using primary triads thematic material, instrumentation and Sight reading or Improvisation compose a 4–8 bar melody over a given chord revise all melodic intervals from Semester 1, orchestration, texture, dynamics, rhythmic, (3%) progression ascending only, within the octave, in treble and melodic and harmonic elements 1–3 bass Melody writing revise major pentatonic and major scales in complete a rhythmic scansion for given lyrics treble and bass clef, up to and including two and compose a melody to fit both the rhythm sharps and two flats and the lyrics 4–8 bar melodic dictations in treble and bass clef, given the rhythm and first note Week 3: Task 8 Melody and accompaniment – Chords writing (2%) simple chord progressions in major keys up to and including two sharps and two flats, root position, I, IV, V and in treble and bass clef V7 Week 5: Task 9 Aural Analysis (2%) Harmonisation Historical development of Music Theatre Techniques for practice: a – 4–6 practical teacher-guided session Rhythm
Semester 2 – Unit 4 – Music theatre Week Written component – Key teaching points Practical component and theory Composing and arranging Investigation and analysis Performance OR Composition portfolio OR Production/practical project 1–3 Rhythm simple time signatures, correct rhythmic grouping, bar lines revision of semester one rhythms and rests 4–8 bar rhythmic dictations revise all melodic intervals from Semester 1, ascending only, within the octave, in treble and bass revise major pentatonic and major scales in treble and bass clef, up to and including two sharps and two flats 4–8 bar melodic dictations in treble and bass clef, given the rhythm and first note Chords simple chord progressions in major keys up to and including two sharps and two flats, root position, I, IV, V and V7 in treble and bass clef Transposition transposition exercises, clef to clef and key to key Harmonisation analyse the chords in a given score up to four parts using primary triads in major keys harmonise a given melody using primary triads compose a 4–8 bar melody over a given chord progression Melody writing complete a rhythmic scansion for given lyrics and compose a melody to fit both the rhythm and the lyrics Week 3: Task 8 – Melody and accompaniment writing (2%) Introduction to Music Theatre discussion of the main characteristics and features of Music Theatre and broad overview of historical, social and economic influences listen to key works by important composers/artists and discuss main musical characteristics e.g. form and structure, use of thematic material, instrumentation and orchestration, texture, dynamics, rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements Outline assessment requirements for the semester in consultation with instrumental teachers and/or composition portfolio/production project supervisors/teachers Week 3: Performance Task 5 – Sight reading or Improvisation (3%) 4–6 Week 5: Task 9 – Aural Analysis (2%) Rhythm Harmonisation Historical development of Music Theatre Techniques for practice: a practical teacher-guided session
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