{"product_id":"9781543074253","title":"Minimalism: Complete Classroom Music Project For Ages 11-14 (Let's Get Musical)","description":"An 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eChris Gill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eFeb 12, 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e26 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1543074251\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781543074253\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49150103683377,"sku":"9781543074253","price":13.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781543074253__15901_1430efa7-e757-41f7-83c6-627e4e299e20.jpg?v=1716216875","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781543074253","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}