Variations (Divisions)
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Track 20 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Dance from Shakespeare's time, from Saydisc album 'Songs and Dances from Shakespeare', performed by The Broadside Band (1'00")
Main features: ground bass, repeating chord sequence (I, IV, V, I), variations, decoration, ornaments.
This dance features a recorder and lute. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on the ground bass, instrumentation, the sections of the piece and change in time signature.
Official classification: Soprano/descant, Listening, Variations (Divisions), Ground Bass, The Renaissance, Key Stage 3, Lute, Italy, United Kingdom, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records
Track 28 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Two versions of a well-known 17th century tune from Amon Ra album 'John Playford's Popular Tunes', performed by 'The Broadside Band' (3'20")
Main features: 'divisions' or variations, different arrangements of the same tune, early instruments.
These two arrangements of a tune popular in the 17th century, feature early instruments. These are the sopranino and treble recorders, baroque violin, cittern and bass viol. The Track Explorer has three tracks focusing on instrumentation, 'divisions' and elaboration of the melody.
Official classification: Listening, Variations (Divisions), The Baroque Era, Dance, Key Stage 3, Britain and Ireland, Western Europe, Sopranino Recorder, Baroque Violin, Viol, Cittern, England, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 10 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 1. Descriptive music for Chinese ensemble from Saydisc album 'Like Waves against the Sand' (1'41") Main features: traditional Chinese instruments, descriptive music, pentatonic melody. This descriptive piece from China features traditional Chinese instruments such as the pi-pa, er-hu, di-zi and yang-qin. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and descriptions of the variations.
Official classification: Listening, Form & Structure, Variations (Divisions), Interactive Activities, Key Stage 1, Pentatonic Scales, Er-hu, Yang-qin, Pi-pa, Di-zi, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Charanga, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 20 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Soprano/descant, Variations (Divisions), Ground Bass, The Renaissance, Interactive Activities, Italy, United Kingdom, Lute, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: ground bass, repeating chord sequence, I IV V I, variation, decoration, ornaments, dance, lute
Displaying 1 to 4 of 4 resources labelled with 'Variations (Divisions)'