C28 Music
At XP & XP East School we focus on practical, performance based activities - teaching Music through sound first.
We aim to develop key skills and a fundamental understanding of playing various instruments.
Initially that begins with the following instruments: Piano / Keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Percussion & Drums.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Learning Targets
LT1: I can play the 12 Bar Blues chord progression
LT2: I can play a walking bass line
LT3: I can improvise using a Blues scale
LT4: I can identify the key sounds of the Blues
Expedition Listening Library
Blues Scale in C
Walking Bass Line
12 Bar Blues Chord Progressions
Full Chord Blues Grids
Blues in C is great for Piano and Ukulele. Blues in E is great for Guitar.
Root Note Blues Grids
Immersion
Rhythm Grid 4x4
B.B. King
Fight The Power
Learning Targets
LT1: I can sustain my part on ukulele as part of a group.
LT2: I can perform a Reggae song with understanding of a clear message.
LT3: I can express my personal views through the media of song.
Visual Stimulus - find some of your own images linked to your lyrics...
Being Human
Learning Targets:
LT1 - I can identify traditional instruments through listening to their sounds.
LT2 - I can positively and musically contribute to a live, group, musical performance.
LT3 - I can contribute to the production of an atmospheric and emotive soundscape of our environment.
Rag 'n' Bone Man - Human
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
What a wonderful world
Samba
For King & Another Country
Bad Habits - Ukulele Play-along (Am, C, F)
Ukulele C and F Chord Practice
Ukulele C and Am Chord Practice
Immersion
Learning Targets:
LT1 - I can perform a suitable song linked to WWI.
LT2 - I can play at least 3 chords on a ukulele or guitar.
LT3 - I can explain about 2 different styles of music from the WWI era.
From The Ground Up
The Traditional British Brass Band
Learning Targets:
LT1 - I can sustain an individual rhythm as part of a group.
LT2 - I can identify the instruments of a brass band.
LT3 - I can perform as part of a group to an audience.
The Black Dyke Band - Dynasty
Brass Band Layout
Below is the name, the picture and a video example of each brass instrument in a brass band.
Cornet
Flugelhorn
Tenor Horn
Baritone
Euphonium
Trombone
Bass (Tuba)
Valves
Bugle
Post Horn
The percussion section
Snare Drum
Concert Bass Drum
Clash Cymbals
Timpani
Tuned Percussion Instruments
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Harry Potter Medley
A combination of the Glockenspiel, Vibraphone and Marimba.
The Cory Band - Triumph of Time
The world's number 1 brass band