Year 12 A-Level Music LC3 Medium Term Plan Overarching Berlioz simply a story teller?’ ‘Was challenge question Exam This topic links to component 3 appraising - of the Edexcel A - Level specification, this is a set work that students are required to study and – links understand by the end of the course in preparation for the listening exam in May 2019 Line of Week 1: How has Classical music developed through out time? Week 2: Who was Hector Berlioz and what is the story behind Symphony Fantastique? enquiry’s Week 3: How does Berlioz transform his motifs throughout the piece to represent the mood? Week 4: How is Fantastique’ typical of programme of this period? ‘Symphonie Week 5: How have other composers been influenced by this piece of music? Home Students will continue to rehearse instrument and chosen exam music ready for performance assessment at the end of the unit.. learning music is Pop music’ Week 1 Hypothesis: ‘Classical Learning objective: Learning activity: Success criteria: Resources: To understand the Component 2: Students will begin creating musical ideas in Students will Keyboards, development of preparation for a piano piece which they are going to work on for the create a Paper, Classical music two learning cycles. This is for the free composition element of the historical Sibelius, throughout history. course. timeline of the Audio development of Recordings, Component 3: Students will begin to understand the development of music with – Pictures, To understand how classical music. Students will listen to some examples of music from notes about the Power Points a variety of periods in history until present day. They will explore how popular music fashion and music was being performed, where it was being performed, where of the time, technology can
Year 12 A-Level Music LC3 Medium Term Plan Overarching challenge question ‘Was Berlioz simply a story teller?’ Exam links This topic links to component 3 – appraising - of the Edexcel A - Level specification, this is a set work that students are required to study and understand by the end of the course in preparation for the listening exam in May 2019 Line of enquiry’s Week 1: How has Classical music developed through out time? Week 2: Who was Hector Berlioz and what is the story behind Symphony Fantastique? Week 3: How does Berlioz transform his motifs throughout the piece to represent the mood? Week 4: How is ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ typical of programme of this period? Week 5: How have other composers been influenced by this piece of music? Home learning Students will continue to rehearse instrument and chosen exam music ready for performance assessment at the end of the unit.. Week 1 Hypothesis: ‘Classical music is Pop music’ Learning objective: Learning activity: Success criteria: Resources: To understand the development of Classical music throughout history. To understand how fashion and technology can Component 2: Students will begin creating musical ideas in preparation for a piano piece which they are going to work on for the two learning cycles. This is for the free composition element of the course. Component 3: Students will begin to understand the development of classical music. Students will listen to some examples of music from a variety of periods in history until present day. They will explore how music was being performed, where it was being performed, where Students will create a historical timeline of the development of music – with notes about the popular music of the time, Keyboards, Paper, Sibelius, Audio Recordings, Pictures, Power Points
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