Lesson 10 - 23rd November 2016

Remember:
30th November: Mock Recitals
7th December: Come to watch Peter Pan (2pm in theatre)
14th December: Everyone to sing a christmas song


Here is your assignment brief for the first assignment.
Make sure you have read and understood it.


In your blog today:
i) Give an account of any feedback you have received today
ii) Briefly outline the features of classical songs and arias
iii) In planning your solo recital, what kind of things should you be thinking about?


Classical Songs and Arias

Lesson 9 - 16th November 2016

Folk Music

On your blog today:

i) Give a brief account of some of the features of folk music?
ii) Please note down anything else you have learnt today, particularly any feedback on your solo songs.

Lesson 8 - 9th November 2016

Latin Music

In your blog today:
i) Outline some of the features of Latin music.
ii) Note down any feedback you have been given today.
iii) Note down what Christmas song you will be doing and which two songs you will be singing for your Mock Recital. (You can change these later but it is a good idea to have something in mind at this point).

iv) What is a diphthong? Give some examples of diphthongs in English. (At least 2).

Lesson 7 - 2nd November 2016

In the final hour of this lesson, I will be going through your blogs with you. You should make sure everything is up-to-date and also:

i) Give an account of your practice over half term.
ii) Outline some of the features of blues music.
iii) If you have not already, choose your solo for your allotted style.

Blues

Rhythm: time signature 12/8 to give the characteristic shuffle sound of blues (often for slow blues). This is scored as a crotchet followed by a quaver.

Snare on the backbeat.

4/4 is common as well. 

Harmony: 12 bar blues, this is the most basic version of the 12 bar blues (it uses chords I, IV and V)

| E | E | E | E |

| A | A | E | E |

| B | A | E | E |

There are variations on this, one of the most complex being

| E | A | E | E7 |

| A | Bbo | E | C# |

| F#m7 | B7 | E-C#m | F#m7-B7 |

Melody: blues scale - the notes of this are: I - iii - IV - dimV - V - vii 

i.e. A - C - D - Eb - E - G  or  E - G - A - Bb - B - D 

AAB rhyme structure: this means that the first four bars are repeated and then the final four bars are slightly different. The variation of the A theme comes when the melody line is repeated and starts over chord IV rather than chord I.