Who are the composers in each era?
Posted on January 26th, 2010 at 10:43 am by manorhousemusic and
Here is a site with the composers and sound files of their work. Remember we start with Baroque!
Do you know the orchestral instruments?
Posted on January 26th, 2010 at 10:42 am by manorhousemusic and
Which family is the piano in? Is a saxophone a woodwind instrument?
It is important at GCSE to know which instruments belong in which ensembles. Please make sure you know what each instrument sounds like, whether it is high or low in pitch and which family it belongs to.
Here is a site with the instruments and sound clips for you to listen to.
New GCSE students! Try this Handel quiz!
Posted on January 19th, 2010 at 11:33 pm by manorhousemusic and
Click here to take the quiz!
Did you get 100%?
Think you know the Italian dynamic markings?
Posted on November 6th, 2009 at 9:27 pm by manorhousemusic and
Click here for a dynamic crossword!
Revision Activities
Posted on November 6th, 2009 at 9:05 pm by manorhousemusic and
New games!!!
I have started to create activities on kubbu.com
Here is a link to play tempo dominoes
Music Theory Help
Posted on November 5th, 2009 at 10:57 pm by manorhousemusic and
Can’t remember what the pitches are on the staves? Can’t work out key signatures?
Try this site
Use the lessons and then test yourself on the trainers. Time yourself and see how many correct answers you get in 2 mins. Keep testing yourself regularly and see the score shoot up!
Can’t remember the elements of music?
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 at 11:04 pm by manorhousemusic and
Tim breathed deeply wishing his career would increase in pace so he could stop temp(o)ing. The rhythm was all wrong… the triplets were draining the finances. However hard he tried, however low or high he pitched his ideas, the dynamics never seemed right and work just decreased in volume. He thought he’d give it a rest but his wife said “Text ure uncle, he’s a bit thick but then he’s always got a lot on.”
Solo Performance Recordings!!!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:31 pm by manorhousemusic and
November Performance Recording Days
Thursday 19th
Friday 20th
The recordings will happen in your GCSE Music lesson. You will have a limit of 3 takes.
Welcome!
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm by manorhousemusic and
Wondering when the coursework deadlines are?
Not sure what topics you need to revise?
Don’t know what the coursework criteria is?
This blog will help you
Jessica Ward
Head of Music
Manor House School, Bookham, Surrey.
