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

work was commissioned by the Michigan
This
Band and Orchestra Association in honour of
School
Robert Reynolds. It includes lyrical writing across
H.
whole ensemble and it is easy to distinguish the
the
lines as they enter and exit. Watch a score
moving
on YouTube at https://youtu.be/1xx9lDhd4V0
version
collect examples of melodic lines to add to
and
portfolio.
your
the performance of Egyptian song ‘Aziza’ by the
Watch
Andalusian Orchestra at:
Israeli
Composed in 1955 as a
https://youtu.be/DOF11fRF2V0.
(instrumental work) by Mohammed Abdel
Maqtu’a
it captures certain musical techniques that we can
Wahab,
into graphic notation and experiment with.
turn
bring colour and vibrancy into our experimental
To
we need to perform each of the following blocks
work,
phrases taken from the piece ‘Aziza’. By chopping
of
the work into a series of playable patterns, we can
up
sanctuary
[and shapes]. It can imply a place of
images
comfort, rest, prayer, protection.
solitude,
can suggest a place that is strong and
It
or one that is very small and private.
imposing
believe all of these images are suggested at
I
scoring is definitely a skill that brings colour
Graphic
a performance.
into
1 Using your instrument or device, play the phrases one
2 Experiment renotating each theme as just a colour,
5 Finally, go back to your portfolio where you
does your new score look like? Does it resemble
What
Leo Smith’s approach? Or something more
Wadada
best part is that there is no right or wrong
The
only that you have found another method to
answer;
EXTENSION
conjures a rich array of
“The word
performance: ‘Sanctuary’
Ensemble
Frank Ticheli
by
one point or another in the music.”
Frank Ticheli
ACTIVITY: Traditional and technical
■
ATL
by one. Discuss with a friend what shape or colour
■
each phrase could be, and then copy them into your
skills: Using appropriate strategies for
Organisation
complex information
organising
portfolio.
or . shape
line
3 Record the melodic phrases into software such as
GarageBand or SoundTrap. (Make sure you record or
perform them as small blocks, stopping at the end of
each one.)
4 Now rearrange those blocks to create an entirely new
melody (you can also loop them).
your
versions of each
colour–line–shape
notated
phrase, and create a graphic score of your newly
rearranged piece.
attribute a shape or colour to each one:
linear?
deconstruct and experiment with music visually!
◆■ Assessment opportunities
this activity you have practised skills that are
In
using Criterion B: Developing skills and
assessed
Figure 9.17 Musical ‘blocks’ with rhythmic cycles
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Criterion C: Thinking creatively.
Baladi and Ciftetelli
9 Does music have boundaries? 245