Music
Key Stage 3 Super-Curriculum Resources

Things to read ...

• The Classical Music Book by Dr. Steve Collisson [and others] (2018)
  Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of seminal pieces, while also providing fascinating stories about the lives of crucial composers and performers.

• Music : a very short introduction by Nicholas Cook (2000)
  This 'Very Short Introduction' to music draws on a number of accessible examples, and prompts us to call on our own personal musical experiences in order to think more critically about issues such as the roles of the performer and the listener.

• The Grove concise dictionary of music, edited by Stanley Sadie (1988)
  Designed to meet the needs of a wide readership from the novice needing a quick and clear explanation of terminology to the musicologist, this updated guide to musical history includes historical accounts of important topics, non-Western music systems and discussions of musical acoustics.

• The Harvard dictionary of music, edited by Don Michael Randel (2003)
  This reference includes: entries on all styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East; descriptions of instruments and their historical background; and articles reflecting the contemporary beat, including pop, jazz and rock.

• Rapthology : lessons in life and lyrics by Wretch 32 (2019)
  A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history. What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a combination of all of the above?

• Musical truth : a musical journey through modern Black Britain by Jeffrey Boakye ; art by Ngadi Smart (2022)
  A history book with a twist, structured around a playlist of twenty eight songs, listed chronologically. Each song is a jumping off point for deeper social, political and historical analysis, tracking key moments in Black history, and the emotional impact of both the songs and the artists who performed them. The book redefines British history, the Empire, and post colonialism, and invites readers to immerse themselves in music and think again about the narratives and key moments in history that they have been taught up to now.

Websites

• portal.focusonsound.com

• https://www.hopestreetmusicstudios.com/articles/how-to-practice-a-musical-instrument

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks3-music/zbwtrj6

Things to watch ...

• https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ 

• TED ED 'How to Read Music' by Tim Hansen
  A 5 minute video on how to read music

• 12tone
  YouTube channel with videos describing musical genres and techniques

• The Story of Music - Dara O'Brien's Science Club
  The origins of music

I'm good at music, what job can I get?

• I'm good at music, what job can I get? by Richard Spilsbury (2013)
  In this series the different careers that lead on from an interest or aptitude in a particular subject are explored. Many occupations are examined looking at what the job involves and the special skills that are needed.