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A Level Music
Preparation Booklet 1
Name _________________
Page Contents (* = compulsory) Complete?3 Course Overview4 Listening and Appraising Overview6 Listening Record8 Task 1: Performance*
10 Task 2: Concert Report*12 Task 3: Keywords*21 Task 4: Theory*
Welcome to A Level Music at The Friary School. Music A Level is an exciting but challenging course, and in order to be ready to start the course, you will need to complete this home learning booklet. There are four compulsory tasks:1. Performance preparation2. Concert Report3. Keyword Revision4. Theory WorksheetsThese must be completed by September.There are also stretch tasks, and it is highly recommended that you try and complete as many of these as possible.
If there is anything that you do not understand, please get in touch so that I can go through it with you. The majority of tasks require you to research and learn independently, but I am here to help you if it is needed. :)
Music A Level: Overview
Just like your GCSE, the course has three main components: Appraising (listening), Performance and Composition. This course overview will help you to see what is coming up, and it will be explained in more detail when you start the course in September. If you have any questions, write them at the bottom of the page to ask in September.
Music A Level: Overview
Music A Level: Overview
Music A Level: Overview
Area of Study 2: Pop Music
For the purpose of this specification, pop music is defined as popular mainstream music derived from and including a number of musical genres including rock, funk and R&B from 1960 to the present.
Named artists:• Stevie Wonder• Joni Mitchell• Muse
Listen to anything by these composers. You could try and find some lead sheets and play some ideas.See if you can find some live performance videos on YouTube.
• Beyonce• Daft Punk• Labrinth
Area of Study 3: Music for Media
For the purpose of this specification, music for media is defined as music specifically composed forfilm, television and gaming from 1958 to the present.
Named composers:• Bernard Herrmann• Hans Zimmer• Michael Giacchino• Thomas Newman• Nobuo Uematsu
Listening Record
Piece and Area of Study Analysis
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Listen to anything by these composers. You could try and find some lead sheets and play some ideas.See if you can find some live performance videos on YouTube.
Piece and Area of Study Analysis
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Piece and Area of Study Analysis
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Piece and Area of Study Analysis
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Task 1: Performance
Prepare a minimum of 5 minutes of music (at least two pieces) to perform as a recital upon your return in September.
• Choose pieces that are challenging. A Level Music has high expectations for performance and you need to be able to
demonstrate that you can perform at a high level in Year 13 (minimum
Grade 5).
• For accompaniment, you may use a backing track or provide a piano accompaniment for the performance (you will need to print sheet music for this). If the intention of the piece is for it to be unaccompanied, this is acceptable.
• You will need to print off sheet music for yourself and the teacher.
• If you need support in choosing/finding pieces, speak to one of the music department or your instrumental teacher.
Name of Piece ComposerApprox Level of Difficulty
Why I have chosen this piece
Performance Programme Note
Write a short programme note about the pieces you will be performing. This will usually include the following:• Repertoire (why you have chosen your performance pieces)
• Intended audience/venue
• Level of demand/difficulty
• Any features that are worth highlighting (e.g. a particular solo section or rhythmic section that is to be focussed on).
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Task 2: Concert Report
Attend, or watch online, a live musical performance over the summer, and write a short report about it. There are so many great events to
choose from, e.g. a pop/rock concert, a music festival, an orchestral classical concert, a solo recital, an opera, a Prom (e.g. BBC Proms in the Park)…
Your report should contain the following details:
• Why you chose this performance
• What made the performance compelling to watch (or maybe not so
compelling - give your honest opinion!)
• How the performance has inspired your own performance preparation (in
repertoire choice or performance techniques, for example)
• Some deeper background into the genre of music that was performance
(when and how this style of music developed, key features of the music,
significant artists in the genre etc.)
• A description of the music itself that was performed (including reflection on
melody/harmony/tonality/structure/timbre/texture/tempo/metre/rhythm/
dynamics/articulation)
• Optional: Images of the event/artist.
Type your report here: Or if you prefer you may print and write on the lines
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Task 3: Keywords
Complete and mark these glossary worksheets. The answers will be given to you in a separate booklet.
• Write down here the pages you have completed:
• Write here any questions you have / any words you do not understand:
Essential Glossary:
Word Definition
Alto
Anacrusis
Bass
Basso Continuo
Cadence
Chord Progression
Chromatic
Circle of 5ths
Concertino
Concerto Grosso
Conjunct
Cross Rhythm
Diatonic
Disjunct
Dissonant
Double Stopping
Leitmotif
Melismatic
Mezzo Soprano
Pedal Note
Recitative
Sample
Sus Chord
Suspension
Word Definition
Syllabic
Syncopation
Tenor
Stretch Glossary:Word Definition
ORGANISATION OF PITCH (MELODY AND HARMONY)
Arpeggio
Cadence
Bass Line
Chord
Conjunct
Disjunct
Dissonance
Chord Sequence
Drone
Fanfare
Ground Bass
Harmony
Interval
Leap
Melody
Melodic Device
Monotone
Ornamentation
Ostinato
Pedal
Riff
Roman numerals
Scale
Sequence
Word Definition
Stepwise
Theme
TONALITY
Atonal
Chromatic
Dominant (key)
Key
Major
Minor
Modal
Modulation
Pentatonic
Relative Minor/Major
FORM AND STRUCTURE
Binary
Introduction
Phrase
Rondo
Sonata Form
Ternary
Strophic
SONORITY
Articulation
Timbre
TEXTURE
Accompaniment
Continuo
Heterophony
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Two-part
Word Definition
Imitation
TEMPO, METRE AND RHYTHM
Beat
Dotted Rhythm
Duration
Shuffle
Swing
Swung Rhythm
Syncopation
Triplets
DYNAMICS
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Forte
Piano
Accent
Terraced Dynamics
PERFORMING MATTERS
Solo
Tone
Forces
Ensemble
Glissando
Hammer on
Harmonics
Improvisation
Tessitura
Wah-Wah
Phrasing
Pizzicato
Sequencing
Word Definition
Word Painting