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School  Music  Resources

school  music  ensemble  arrangements

For school music ensemble arrangements, please click here.

lesson  plans and  resources:

These links below are for my original lesson plans, resources, presentations, and online activities that both students and teachers can use. Please contact me if you want to use any of the quizzes as I will have to alter them to make it work for you. Here is a list of these resources which I'll keep updating.

topics:

19th Century Music 
- Symphonic poems and program music (Liszt Les Preludes)
- Nationalism (Grieg)
- The Romantic Orchestra

20th Century Music
- Music for small ensembles (Ravel, Messiaen, Satie)

Classical Music 
- WA Mozart 1st movement from Symphony No 40 in G minor, K 550

Cross-curricula
- Rubbish music

Music of Africa 
- Regions, instruments, Kye Kye, The Lion King, plus how to make a kalimba

Music of the Baroque period
- History of keyboard instrument (harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, pipe organ, modern day piano
- JS Bach Prelude and Fugue No 12 in F minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 881, The Swingle Sisters

Music of a Culture
- Balinese Gamelan music (Gamelan Angklung Topeng Angklung, Gamelan scales, online activities)
- Jewish music (Lior/Nigel Westlake Songs of Compassion, Avinu Malkeinu, Hava Nagila, online activities)
- Yolngu music (Mandapul/didjeridu music, Yothu Yindi, online activities)

Music for Radio, Television, Film and Multimedia
- Advertising Music (Touchwood/Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Gatorade/O Fortuna, jingles)
- Gaming Music (The Athlete's Rag/Super Mario World, electronic vs acoustic performances)
- Music for Film (Introduction to film music, definition, analysis, online activities)
- Music for Film ('Trailer Treasure')
- Soundtracks (Williams Hedwig's Theme)
- Spy Themes (Mission Impossible)

Music and Technology
- Composition and auto chords
- DJ Music (Moby, Bonobo, Todd Terje, online activities)
 -Minimalism (Introduction, Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint, online activities)

Popular Music
- Soul Music (Aretha Franklin/Otis Reding Respect)
- Australian Rock Music (Midnight Oil One Country)

Theatre Music
- Hairspray

exams:

Music 2, Year 12 Aural Exam (created by R.Hocking)
Aural and analysis tests - see my online quizzes available here

music  skills:  

(Additional to those contained in the lesson plans above)Rhythm: triple time
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