Year 7 Music

Read

• Read about some of the Samba instruments we have been using online
• Read a review of some new music in a newspaper or on a newspaper website

Watch

• On BBC iPlayer watch one of the rounds for ‘Young Musician of the Year’
• Watch Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Benjamin Britten – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra | Saraste | WDR Symphony Orchestra – YouTube or The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – YouTube
• Learn a Renaissance madrigal to sing – Now is the Month of Maying Solo Rehearsal Lyric Video – YouTube

Do

• Use net – Theory Lessons to complete some additional music theory tasks, take a screenshot of your score. Focus on the reading rhythm sections.
• Practice a piece of your choice and send a video of your work to your Music teacher.
• Book to use a practice room at lunchtime or afterschool
• Keyboard
• Use an online keyboard eg. Shared Piano – Chrome Music Lab (chromeexperiments.com)
• Learn another piece at the keyboard Easy Level  Free Piano Sheet Music – 8notes.com
• Renaissance
• Research some Renaissance instruments.
• Musical Theatre
• Write a review of a musical that you have watched. It could be live or streamed.
• Create a piece of music exploring different sections of the orchestra. Create a poster/powerpoint/video about the sections of the orchestra
• Create a poster/powerpoint/video about one instrument of the orchestra and how it makes sound

Year 7 Drama

Read

• Read a review of a piece of theatre in a newspaper or on a website
• Read a short play from one of these websites:
• Read about the history of theatre https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-theatre
• What makes a great theatre actor? https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/what-makes-a-great-theatre-actor/zhdcscw

Watch

• Watch an episode of the Goes Wrong show and try to make a list of all of the things that “go wrong” with the performance
• Take a virtual tour of Shakespeare’s Globe

Do

• Learn how to put on your own Shakespeare play and give it a go! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks3-drama-how-to-put-on-a-shakespeare-play/zkvsn9q
• Write a short script using this framework to help you
• Make a mask and see how it changes your character work https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Greek-Theatre-Masks
• Make a puppet theatre and create a short video of your puppet plays. https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/easy-diy-table-top-puppet-theater-for-tiny-apartments/

Year 8 Music

Read

Theme and Variations

• Read this article and understand why composers write variations: This is why so many composers write variations, Tom Service reveals | Classical Music (classical-music.com)

Samba

• Read the article about Samba music and instruments The origins of samba – Music of South America: Samba – OCR – GCSE Music Revision – OCR – BBC Bitesize. Create an article summarising the key words.

Listen

• Listen to Charles Ives “Variations on America” What is the theme for this piece?
• Listen to Mozart’s “Twelve Variations on Vous dirai-je, Maman”. What is the theme for this piece?

Do

• Using computer technology create a piece combining a variety of rhythm loops, or a piece of music with at least two lines of percussion. Create a groove section and a call and response section.

Caribbean

• Listen to a song by Harry Belafonte. Describe what you hear. Why should others listen to this piece?
• Write a biography about Bob Marley
• Use net – Theory Lessons to complete some additional music theory tasks, take a screenshot of your score. Focus on the reading rhythm sections.
• Practice a piece of your choice and send a video of your work to your Music teacher.
• Book to use a practice room at lunchtime or afterschool

Melody and the Classical Period

• Learn another piece at the keyboard Free Classical Piano Sheet Music – 8notes.com
• Who achieved the most Beethoven, Mozart or Haydn? What made you come to this decision.

Year 8 Drama

Read

• Read about the Academy Awards Oscar Statuette and where he came from
• Read about which theatre has won awards in the UK this year
• Andrew Matthews’ Tales From Shakespeare

Watch

• Learn about the roles and responsibilities of the creative team behind a production- there are 6 short videos at this link
• Watch a short lesson about Commedia Dell Arte follow this link

Do

• Try to visit a theatre, or ask someone else what their visit to the theatre has been like.
• Find out where our nearest theatres are and tell your teacher about them- hint: there are theatres in Havant, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southsea, Southampton and Chichester
• Create a lifesize walking puppet and video it How to Make a Puppet | How You Can Make It | National Theatre

Year 9 Music

Read

• Find out about the life and times of Ella Fitzgerald by using Wikipedia or a library book
• Read about the work of John Williams follow this link
• Read about creating music for films and games follow this link

Listen

• Listen to ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ by Benny Goodman
• Listen to Michael Nyman on Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Michael Nyman
• Using computer technology create your own piece using ostinatos, repetitive loops, pedal notes and rhythmic displacement
• Listen to one of these examples of Ground Bass Examples – YouTube

Do

• Use net – Theory Lessons to complete some additional music theory tasks, take a screenshot of your score. Focus on the reading rhythm sections.
• Practice a piece of your choice and send a video of your work to your Music teacher.
• Book to use a practice room at lunchtime or afterschool
• What is Minimalism- find out and tell your teacher
• Create your own playlist of Electronic Dance Music
• What is the greatest piece of film music John Williams has ever written? Write a short opinion piece and give it to your teacher

Year 9 Drama

Read

• Read Michelle Magorian’s book “Just Henry” which is set in Portsmouth and is about the world of cinema and theatre

Watch

• Learn about Shakespeare- in a nutshell William Shakespeare – in a nutshell
• Watch this video about the mechanical theatre Creating an 18th-century Mechanical Theatre | V&A
• Learn about working as a stage manager https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtLHHAdzAtg

Do

• Learn a Liverpool accent- especially if you are going on to do GCSE Drama
• British Accents: LIVERPOOL / SCOUSE
• Learn about the challenges of set design and what set designers do Set Tour with Designer David Korins | Beetlejuice The Musical
• Design a costume for a famous character- for example the childcatcher, Dorothy or a pantomime dame and show your teacher