{"product_id":"minimalism-complete-classroom-music-project-for-ages-11-14-paperback","title":"Minimalism: Complete Classroom Music Project for Ages 11-14 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Gill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging, practical scheme of work of 6 hour-long music lessons for ages 11-14, with plenty of activities involving performing, composing and listening. Included in the book are everything for both teachers and pupils: lesson plans and notes (including assessment sheet), worksheets and example composition. There are also audio\/video links to YouTube. The project does not require knowledge of music notation, but there is an additional notation-based composition task for more advanced pupils. Objectives -To experience, through listening and performing, how a whole piece music can be created from one simple idea -To practise minimalist techniques through performing and composing -To listen to and analyse music by the minimalist composers John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and Terry Riley Lesson Overview -Lesson 1 - Motif and Ostinato -Lesson 2 - Note Addition and Note Subtraction -Lesson 3 - Canon and Layering -Lesson 4 - Augmentation and Diminution -Lesson 5 - Phasing and Phase-Shifting -Lesson 6 - Class Composition\/Performance 'in C' Subject-specific vocabulary -MINIMALISM - a style of music which started in the USA in the 1960s. It is characterised by simple, repetitive patterns which are transformed throughout the piece, using various techniques, including: oMotif - a basic rhythmic or melodic pattern oOstinato - a repeating pattern oNote Addition - gradually adding notes to a motif oNote Subtraction - gradually taking away notes from a motif oCanon - two or more parts performing the same motif but starting at different times oLayering - the process of adding or taking away parts (or layers) oAugmentation - the motif played in longer note values oDiminution - the motif played in shorter note values oPhasing - two or more parts gradually getting 'out of sync' with each other oPhase-shifting - two or more parts getting 'out of sync' by one beat at a time Assessments -Performing - Steve Reich's Clapping Music -Composing - minimalist piece for two instruments, based on a simple one-bar motif -Listening - listening exercise on Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.06 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100552651059,"sku":"9781543074253","price":16.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PZ9cl1_Jjw9781543074253.webp?v=1772486219","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/minimalism-complete-classroom-music-project-for-ages-11-14-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}