Beaumont School Music Department

A good way of revising for the essay questions is to come up with a bank of examples upon which you can draw depending on the essay title. I have shared this document with you which might help you start. Please do save a separate copy for yourself before editing. You can then do the same for the other works. Don't forget the key is to demonstrate that you have knowledge of usually two extensive passages from each work and a contemporary work. By using this grid system, you can cover double check that this is the case. The important thing is to make sure your grid is thorough. Then you can plan the essays I have given you and write some if you can. Good luck!

Here is the powerpoint used in today's lesson: Thursday 27 th May 2010. Programme music symphonic music from 1820 onwards - intro View more presentations from hanhdoan . Homework: Listen to Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture on the Spotify playlist (or click here to go directly to it) from 5:57-7:25. Complete the 1st table of your handout , noting any features which reflect the conflict between Romeo and Juliet. Due: Tuesday 8 th June 2010

A suggested essay structure for G356, Section B has been shared with you on Google Docs . Those not in the A2 group can find it by clicking here . I have made it clear that you need to do some wider reading. The extract from Dahlhaus ' Nineteenth Century Music which I gave you a while back can also be found on Google Books by clicking here . You need to read from page 192-217. As well as reading about the composers specifically, make sure you read generally around the subject too. I will post more suggestions later. Essay practice is now down to you. You have a list of them which you need to cover before your exam. You must also revisit Dido and Aeneas and Venus and Adonis as it's been a while since we have studied or written about them.

The document has been shared via your Google Docs account. You can also click here to download it. The Spotify Playlist for this lesson can be found here.

In this session (starting at 12.05pm) we will be going through the G353 Specimen Paper (tracks available below). It would be useful if you have done this before then. Please don't forget there are only 2 weeks left until your G353 exam. Please ensure you have a CD walkman with fresh batteries ready for the exam.

This is the final time I will post these tracks. You have 7 days to download. If not, you have missed your chance. Here are the tracks for the G353 Specimen Paper. If you have lost it, the links to the paper are in a previous post. Extract 1A Passage 1i Extract 1A Passage 1ii Extract 1A Passage 1iii Extract 1B Passage 1i Extract 1B Passage 1ii Extract 1B Passage 1iii Extract 2A Extract 2B Extract 3 AS 2008 Listening Paper (handed out on Tuesday 11th May) *The paper I gave you is not correct - it's for the January 2008, not June. Click here for the paper that goes with these tracks and here for the INSERT. Many apologies.* Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 9

Well done on making it in today! Please do the relevant listening papers set for Tuesday. You also need to plan carefully (with all the examples) the following essay: Illustrate the ways in which the drama is interpreted in the music of WEST SIDE STORY. Support your answers with detailed references to at least two extended passages from the work. Due: Tuesday 18th May 2010

Here are the resources I used in today's lesson. Click here for your handout. Click here for the Spotify playlist for the whole of this Area of Study. Below is the Powerpoint: Area of study 4 an introduction View more presentations from hanhdoan .

Below is the powerpoint from this INSET. Please feel free to email me if you would like more details. Happy podcasting! An introduction to podcasting 110510 consortium inset 2 View more presentations from hanhdoan .

Homework: please do the 2008 Listening paper for Tuesday 11th May . You may leave out the dictation but it wouldn't hurt to do it! Please also listen to all of Walton's Belshazzar's Feast , following the score. On Tuesday we will be focussing on "Praise ye" - track 4 on the playlist and from pages 39-56. However, you MUST listen to the rest of the work for it to make sense. Click here for the Spotify playlist. Click here for the Spotify link to West Side Story .

Your Performances will be found on the CRL from Monday 10th May. I will give you your marks on Tuesday. As I have mentioned in a previous post, re-recordings will take place on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes. Please make sure you come at the start of lunch. Here is the schedule so far: Wednesday 12th May: Georgia Thursday 20th May: Ben, Gaby Wednesday 26th May: Sarah and Sarah Thursday 10th June: Chloe Wednesday 30 June: Belle

As promised, here is a list of students who will need a computer for controlled assessment on each date. If you don't need it, that's fine. If you haven't booked one but would like one on the day, just let me know. Tuesday 11 th May : Belle, Robyn, Luke, Paul, Sarah O Wednesday 12 th May: Luke, Robyn, Yannick , Paul, Belle Tuesday 18 th May: Claire, Yannick , Luke, Anna, Belle, Callum , Paul, Vicky, Sarah, Hannah Thursday 20 th May: Luke, Claire, Belle, Robyn, Hannah, Sarah O Tuesday 25 th May : Ellie, Yannick , Luke, Robyn, Belle, Callum Wednesday 26 th May : Anna, Luke, Claire, Georgia, Yannick , Sarah O, Robyn, Belle HALF TERM We will sort out dates after half term on Thursday 27 th May.

Below is a list of the sessions planned for Controlled Assessment: Composition 1. Where a Tuesday or Wednesday is unavailable for various reasons, I have put in a Thursday. You will see that there are only 8 of your 10 hours allocated here. If you wish to use other 2 hours, see me after the end of the composition sessions and we can arrange for you to complete your work in luncthimes or after school. The final version of Performance 1 must be re-recorded by Monday 12 th July in order for it to be marked so you can write paragraph 3 in the final week. Opportunities for this will be Wednesdays or Thursday lunchtimes . A schedule will be sorted in tomorrow's lesson. MAY Tuesday 11 th Session 1 Wednesday 12 th Session 2 Tuesday 18 th Session 3 Thursday 20 th Session 4 Tuesday 25 th May Session 5 Wednesday 26 th May Session 6 JUNE Wednesday 9 th Session 7 Thursday 10 th Session 8 Tuesday 22 nd Session 9 Wednesday 23 rd Session 10 Tuesday 29 th Session 11 Wednesday 30 th Se...

You will receive the papers but not the tracks. These are available for download until Sunday 9th May so please download them beforehand. Click here for the paper. Click here for Insert 1. Click here for Insert 2. Here are the tracks. Click on the relevant one and save. Extract 1A (Passage 1.i) Extract 1A (Passage 1.ii) Extract 1A (Passage 1.iii) Extract 1B (Passage 1.i) Extract 1B (Passage 1.ii) Extract 1B (Passage 1.iii) Extract 2A Extract 2B Extract 3 We will go through the answers next week if you wish to do so. You should also attempt one of the essays at the end. Mark scheme for the essay is at the back of the paper.