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Use the Study guides and help texts for this task over the holidays
Study guides and helpful texts can be found here. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx2ytvvymo7RMC01YTJVeFJUOXM Take the score and annotate it. Add notes to significant sections. List all the musical ideas that you find interesting List the 4 most interesting musical devices that Gershwin uses and justify them. Deadline 20th October
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Look deeper into the piece. Conduct a DR CP SMITH analysis on the music.
Dynamics Rhythm Context Purpose Structure Melody Instrumentation Texture Harmony Deadline 28th September 2014 Listening to the piece of music Label and identify any reoccurring themes and motifs that you hear in the piece. What instruments are playing these motifs?
What do you think these motifs represent? How do you think this represents an American being in Paris and is it successful? One side of A4 (At least) with examples from the score identified. Deadline - 21st September In "An American in Paris" has an extended use of percussion and using real world objects such as taxi horns.
How much of the rhythm section is influenced by Jazz music and what styles of Jazz music? If any part uses European Classical Music influence. Record a 3-6 minute audio talking of the ideas you have. Deadline 5th October Make a list of the similarities and differences of the two works. Include score references to specific details.
Deadline 16th February Not the following week is revision for the mock exams. You have covered all of the set works in detail which should prepare you well Next week revision. Give yourself 45 minutes in a quiet area where you not be disturbed. Use your score to help you and fro reference.
Gershwin incorporated elements of jazz and popular music into his classical concert works for orchestra. Demonstrate and discuss how successful he was in reconciling his jazz and popular music influences with those from the western classical tradition, as found in An American in Paris. Deadline - 2nd November Take one of George Gershwin's other works
Listen to the piece and make comparisons and differences between the two. How are any of these pieces influenced by the styles of music Gershwin due influence from such as Classical music, Jazz and Tin Pan Alley? What stylistic elements makes Gershwin's music unique to Gershwin. Deadline: 26th November Gershwin wrote the piece of music "An American in Paris" in 1928, In 1951 it inspired a film of the same name. Follow the link to watch the film "An American in Paris" in which George Gershwin inspired. He also wrote the score for the film and included some of his famous songs like "I've got rhythm"
From What you know of the music so far. Answer the question; In what way do you think Gershwin's piece "An American in Paris" compliments and conflicts to the storyline of the film? Get your popcorn ready. To download/watch the film follow the link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2ytvvymo7RVXUxYWxjV0x3QUk/view?usp=sharing Deadline 14th September 2015 Continuing from last week. Look at the music you looked at that influenced Gershwin's style of music.
Using a voice recorder of some sort talk from 3 to 5 minutes about what you think are the most significant musical influences on Gershwin's work. Deadline 7th September 2015 Discover what influenced the music of George Gershwin.
I want you to listen to these styles of music from the late 19th Century and the early 20th century.
I want you to find 2 or 3 pieces from each style of music and comment on each. Pick out the key characteristics from each style. Put your comments in the listening log https://docs.google.com/document/d/1426HmPF6CdCsyVcFWbnoxVZn99llyo3bgUPPIf9zkV4/edit?usp=sharing Deadline 31st August |
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