Anna Meredith Connect It Primary classroom lesson
Description: Anna Meredith Connect It Primary classroom lesson plan Written by Rachel Leach Lesson outcomes After this lesson, pupils will be able to: listen and reflect on a piece of orchestral music invent their own musical motifs and structure
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slide1. Anna Meredith Connect It
Primary classroom lesson plan Written by
Rachel Leach<br>
slide2. Lesson outcomes After this lesson, pupils will be able to:
• listen and reflect on a piece of orchestral music
• invent their own musical motifs and structure them into a piece
• perform as an ensemble
• learn musical language appropriate to the task Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 2<br>
slide3. Curriculum checklist Learners will:
• play and perform in ensemble contexts, using voices and playing musical instruments
• improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music
• listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 3<br>
slide4. Glossary of music terms Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 4<br>
slide5. Lesson 1
Watching and listening and doing! Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide6. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 6 Background – the composer Anna Meredith (b. 1978)
British composer and performer
Born in London, grew up in Scotland, studied in York and at Royal College of Music<br>
slide7. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 7 Background – the music Connect It
Written in 2014 especially for BBC Ten Pieces.
Doesn’t contain any instruments at all, just body percussion and vocal sounds<br>
slide8. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 8 Watch the orchestral performance https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5cqg<br>
slide9. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 9 Learn these four patterns:<br>
slide10. Lesson 2
Names, syllables, patterns Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide11. LESSON 2 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 11 Let’s play the name game! What’s your…
Syllable
Gesture
Body percussion sound<br>
slide12. LESSON 2 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 12 You’ve made a motif!<br>
slide13. Lesson 3
Canon Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide14. LESSON 3 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 14 Do you remember your name motif? Do you remember what a ‘canon’ is?<br>
slide15. LESSON 3 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 15 Let’s make your motifs BIGGER<br>
slide16. Lesson 4
Orchestration 1 Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide17. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 17 Let’s try this pattern again:<br>
slide18. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 18 Orchestration<br>
slide19. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 19 Let’s try again with these patterns:<br>
slide20. Lesson 5
Orchestration 2 Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide21. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 21 Orchestration<br>
slide22. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 22 Don’t forget these patterns:<br>
slide23. Lesson 6
Structure and performance time! Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide24. LESSON 6 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 24 You can use Anna’s techniques: • Canon
• Mexican wave
• Moving across the space
• Everyone ending together<br>
slide25. Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 25 Taking it further – cross-curricular activities ART: Make a graphic score of your new piece by inventing abstract symbols for all of the new motifs.
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LISTENING: Have a listen to Kerry Andrew’s ‘No Place Like’<br>
Primary classroom lesson plan Written by
Rachel Leach<br>
slide2. Lesson outcomes After this lesson, pupils will be able to:
• listen and reflect on a piece of orchestral music
• invent their own musical motifs and structure them into a piece
• perform as an ensemble
• learn musical language appropriate to the task Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 2<br>
slide3. Curriculum checklist Learners will:
• play and perform in ensemble contexts, using voices and playing musical instruments
• improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music
• listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 3<br>
slide4. Glossary of music terms Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 4<br>
slide5. Lesson 1
Watching and listening and doing! Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide6. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 6 Background – the composer Anna Meredith (b. 1978)
British composer and performer
Born in London, grew up in Scotland, studied in York and at Royal College of Music<br>
slide7. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 7 Background – the music Connect It
Written in 2014 especially for BBC Ten Pieces.
Doesn’t contain any instruments at all, just body percussion and vocal sounds<br>
slide8. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 8 Watch the orchestral performance https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5cqg<br>
slide9. LESSON 1 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 9 Learn these four patterns:<br>
slide10. Lesson 2
Names, syllables, patterns Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide11. LESSON 2 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 11 Let’s play the name game! What’s your…
Syllable
Gesture
Body percussion sound<br>
slide12. LESSON 2 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 12 You’ve made a motif!<br>
slide13. Lesson 3
Canon Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide14. LESSON 3 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 14 Do you remember your name motif? Do you remember what a ‘canon’ is?<br>
slide15. LESSON 3 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 15 Let’s make your motifs BIGGER<br>
slide16. Lesson 4
Orchestration 1 Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide17. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 17 Let’s try this pattern again:<br>
slide18. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 18 Orchestration<br>
slide19. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 19 Let’s try again with these patterns:<br>
slide20. Lesson 5
Orchestration 2 Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide21. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 21 Orchestration<br>
slide22. LESSON 4 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 22 Don’t forget these patterns:<br>
slide23. Lesson 6
Structure and performance time! Copyright Rachel Leach & BBC<br>
slide24. LESSON 6 Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 24 You can use Anna’s techniques: • Canon
• Mexican wave
• Moving across the space
• Everyone ending together<br>
slide25. Copyright : Words - Rachel Leach, Design - BBC 25 Taking it further – cross-curricular activities ART: Make a graphic score of your new piece by inventing abstract symbols for all of the new motifs.
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LISTENING: Have a listen to Kerry Andrew’s ‘No Place Like’<br>