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Arrangements for
Classroom Music
Rationale
This resource has been developed to give upper-primary
(grade 5, 6) and lower-secondary (grade 7, 8, 9) school
students an opportunity to experience the elements of style
while developing performance, listening and composition
skills. It can be used as an extension of any music series
or it can be used on its own. It contains pieces that allow
young people to:
- Experience various styles of music through
performance.
- Develop performance skills - e.g. part independence,
beat competence, improvisation, instrumental technique on
a variety of instruments.
- Build on their understanding of musical
concepts.
- Have creative input through arranging, improvising
and compositional activities.
- Participate in ensemble works regardless of their
level of musical skills.
Using this resource
- Parts are suggestions only, and teachers and students
are encouraged to adapt, modify, simplify to suit the
abilities of the students.
- Instrumentation is suggested only, and the
flexibility to change the number and type of instruments
playing any part exists and is encouraged.
- Many of the arrangements contain scope for students
to improvise either as a group or individually.
- Most of the parts are ostinatos to ensure all
students can participate in the performance. Teachers and
students are encouraged to simplify or compose
alternative ostinatos.
- Arrangements range from easy to more challenging,
although each piece can be simplified by the
teacher.
- Keyboard parts can be played by the teacher or
competent students, or broken up and played on tuned
percussion depending on the level of skills in
class.
Neil Aubrey and Carol
Richards
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