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

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a solid structure, introducing moments of interest.
creating
to the song ‘Father and Son’ by Cat Stevens (released
Listen
1970); listen in particular to the opening guitar chords.
in
you hear the shift from G to C in the very beginning?
Can
1 Does the next note climb upwards or downwards?
2 Is the leap large or small?
3 Does the second note leap upwards or downwards?
4 Is the leap larger than the first one?
you will hear that the intervals are based on
recording,
and then C-A (a perfect 5th and then a major 6th).
C-G
! Take action
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What makes it clever is that the arpeggio’s
measures.
is maintained despite our ears hearing a change in
shape
Stevens loops two well-used chords but provides
Cat
variation on top using major intervals. Clever!
subtle
other works that use two chords, such as
Investigate
Rigby’ or ‘Paperback Writer’ by The Beatles (C-E
‘Eleanor
‘Something In The Way’ by Nirvana (D-F#m), ‘Lively
minor),
Yourself’ by Bob Marley (D-G) or ‘Family Affair’ by
Up
J. Blige (Am-Em). Learning to play and then hearing
Mary
changes between chords is a very useful skill.
the
ACTIVITY: Two-chord wonders
ATL In the Bach ‘Cello Suite no.1 in G Major BWV 1007’, an
arpeggio pattern is
outlined
in the first and second
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thinking skills: Making guesses, asking
Creative
if’ questions and generating testable
‘what
hypotheses
any other layer.
Figure 3.51 Cat Stevens’ opening to ‘Father and Son’, with Bach added
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chords moving in is a common technique for
parallel
Two
There are also four notes directly after the move from G to
our listening skills, we are going to these
Using
identify
C.
four notes with some targeted questions:
◆■ Assessment opportunities
this activity you have practised skills that are
In
using Criterion B: Developing skills and
assessed
If you
use
an instrument, or sing the melody from the
Criterion C: Thinking creatively.
! Find out how changes in musical thought and practice result in the
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generation of new approaches for music-making.
! Explore moments of change that become catalysts for popular and
contemporary styles.
! Transform original ideas and choose creative presentation tools to identify
and perform music in different contexts.
! Being able to express our emotions is a powerful element of live
Organise a concert or series of performances aimed at
performance.
awareness for a community need or cause.
raising
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