Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

on this earth first emerged from the sea.
“Life
as the polar ice melts and sea level rises, we
Today,
face the prospect that we may once again,
humans
literally, become ocean.”
quite
Luther Adams’ ‘Become Ocean’ for orchestra is
John
immensely powerful work that describes a moving
an
Performed by three separate orchestras
landscape.
it demonstrates what is possible in a
simultaneously,
1 With the idea of three separate groups of ensembles,
2 As you listen, separate your page into three circles.
Using
percussion, perform the five chords in a steady
pitched
dividing notes between yourselves; only move
pulse,
a new note or chord when instructed to from an
to
do you notice happens when you all perform the
What
from one chord to the next? Can you feel the
shifts
Did it matter if you got out of time? This is a
change?
used to move musical textures forward!
technique
3 Once you have filled out your three-circled diagram,
will train you to listen for more complex details
This
of a work.
inside
IDEA
work
text-based
in the Hebrew tradition. Instead of writing
Psalms
extended response, draw up a timeline in your
an
a timeline with short musical identifications that
2
the overall form of the work.
show
goal is to have a visual representation of the
Your
rhythmic elements changes in the texture
constant
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use your descriptions to create an artwork of the
ACTIVITY: ‘We Become Ocean’
music. Use symbols, lines and patterns to outline your
ATL
■
#graphicscore.
■
skills: Listening actively to other
Collaboration
and ideas
perspectives
John Luther Adams
Figure 9.14 Three-circled diagram template
■
large-scale
work.
ekphrastic
◆■ Assessment opportunities
spend time listening to the work on the playlist (use
headphones).
this activity you have practised skills that
In
assessed using Criterion A: Knowing and
are
Inside each circle, identify points of the music that you
understanding and Criterion D: Responding.
can describe in words, images or notation.
uses a series of pulsing in (8th
rhythms quavers
Reich
chords
to interpret his
Listening strategically: Get an IDEA
notes) from a collection of five
Within this listening activity, you are to follow the
chosen poems.
your classroom piano, device or
scaffolding of
with the track of Steve Reich’s
I, inspired by the book of
Tehillim :
elected conductor.
portfolio to create:
1 a graphic score as your own interpretation
or
for this work.
◆■ Assessment opportunities
this activity you have practised skills that
In
assessed using Criterion A: Knowing and
are
understanding.