Key Stage 4: GCSE Music This is an immensely creative and fulfilling course with a number of pathways to suit a wide range of musicians. Having completed our KS3 Music course, all students will have the learning experiences and skills required to get started. We are

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

Teaching the first term of composition at GCSE can be really tricky. It's a delicate balancing act of reinforcing, reassuring and encouraging increasing levels of student autonomy. We've tried all sorts of approaches but it has taken us until now to actually document six of

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Contemporary folk artists like Kate Rusby, Mumford and Sons, Laura Marling, Fleet Foxes and the Unthanks have been instrumental in bringing British folk music to a much wider audience in recent years. It's a vibrant tradition that can be found in all manner of venues, from

The impact and influence of Blues Music is much wider than the 30 year window specified in the AQA syllabus. It's worth students being aware of this, and the history and provenance of a musical tradition that is very much alive today. The @HuntSchoolMusic wider listening

60s Rock Music evolved from 'Rock and Roll' styles prominent in the 1950s. This set of slides briefly touches on the following: 60s Hard Rock, Roots/Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Surf Rock. 70sProg Rock and Punk. @HuntSchoolMusic wider listening for this topic:

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

This is a resource that complements the revision material of the same name. Unlike the revision slides, it doesn't have answers at the end. This isn't something that can be set for homework or for a cover lesson with a non specialist - it's a framework

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

Most people think they know what 'classical' music is. There's a lot of misconceptions and assumptions surrounding the term. A nice place to start with this is to ask some really straightforward questions and find out your students' starting points. In this resource we keep

The term “Broadway,” refers to a group of 41 theatres located in theatre district of Manhattan, New York. Like the West End in London, shows that make it to Broadway are seen as the top of the pile. Most of the theatre productions on Broadway are

Film Music has a long and fascinating history, and like gaming music, film scores have become a familiar and popular part of orchestral concert repertoire. The AOS2 topic focuses on the last 30 years or so. This resource takes a brief look at the work of

Gaming Music began life in late 1970s arcade games. Early soundtracks were limited to simple programmable sounds, which are known as chiptunes.  While chiptunes continue to have a cult following today, gaming soundtracks have become so sophisticated in their use of synthesised and live acoustic forces

(count to 3 and the handbook will appear.....it's a scroller....) for detailed elements revision materials and Area of Study topics resources, see https://huntschoolmusic.com/ks4.html

Like all musics of the 20th and 21st centuries, British musical styles and influences are vast and varied. There’s the influence of Western European history - German Romanticism, French Impressionism.   There’s the development of technology - the experimental, Avant Garde, film, TV. There’s

Handel was brilliant at reflecting a special occasion by writing music on a grand scale. He did it with 'Water Music', and he did it with 'Music for the Royal Fireworks', but he knocks it out of the park with 'Zadok the Priest' (Coronation Anthem no.

Solo piano music really takes off in the 19th century. It's the era of the virtuoso musician, but also a time when having a piano in your home, and learning to play it was all the rage. The vast range of  piano works composed by Chopin

Though Bartok's music was rarely heard outside Hungary in his lifetime, he is recognised today as one of the most important composers, teachers and ethnomusicologists of the 20th century. His life long friendship and work with Kodaly led to the preservation of over 3000 authentic Hungarian

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

It's easy to go round and round in circles with revision. This is a resource designed to help students use their time profitably, identify where the holes are in their knowledge/understanding, and target their revision work so that it actually makes a difference. If it's

Romanticism lends itself beautifully to the exploration of the depths of emotion found in the Requiem Mass. There’s no wonder that the genre has become a concert favourite, because there is so much scope for drama. Emotions expressed in the Requiem range from the

This is a vast topic, so don't expect this resource to do anything more than scratch the surface of the styles, genres, sub genres that are out there. This is just 1 of 16 topics we explore on this course, so the focus is on equipping

Since 'fusion music' simply means the combination of two or more musical styles or traditions from anywhere in the world, the possibilities are endless. This resources looks at just one of them - what is loosely referred to as 'African Fusion'. Even this single topic has

Latin American is the term used for music from the Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands. The connection to these European languages is as a result of the colonisation of these countries as part of the

Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. In only a decade it became a style of music recognised around the world. Its roots are in Ska, Rock Steady, and Calypso and its unmistakable sound is characterised syncopated clipped chords, a strong bass line and heavy

Minimalism is a form of music that is created by using a small number of ideas. Its key characteristics are repetition, a fixed pulse, slow moving consonant harmony and short melodic phrases or cells. One of the techniques commonly found in minimalism is phase shifting

Copland is one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century. His music often feels familiar in its use of folk melodies and modality, but it is also modern and other worldly at times, in its use of whole tonality and dissonance. Copland's