Texture
Recognizing the sound of music with different layers and textures. Drag the excerpt alongside the description of its texture.
Other keywords:
listening, melody, chordal, accompaniment, round, solo, duetdad09
Official classification: Texture, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Curriculum support, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices
Opening piece from scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936.
KS2 idea: for listening activity; listen and talk about the mood or atmosphere created by a piece of music - relate to the musical elements (dynamics, texture, duration, structure, melody, harmony)
Official classification: Changes in Volume, The 20th & 21st Centuries, Classical Pieces, Audio, Orff, Carl, Instrumental Texture, Mixed Voice Choir, Curriculum support
Video clip from Somerset Music - whole group vocals, clapping and triangle.
In this clip Cloudio leads a call and response singing with the whole group. This is supported by him playing triangle while he calls and the rest of the group clapping while they sing the responses.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - interview with Claudio exploring the history and context of Coco, including it's roots, purpose and clothes worn.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - Demonstration of the dance with alfaia and ganza (bass drum and shaker)
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - a demonstration of Cloudio teaching alfaia (large bass drum)
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - Cloudio demonstrates teaching zabumba.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - how to play zabumba (small bass drum) for coco.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - demonstrating the difficult pandeiro rhythm pattern.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - whole group playing with close ups.
In this clip the whole groups play their instruments or clap. There are a series of close up shots of each individual part finishing with a shot of the whole group.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - Claudio demonstrates the rhythm of the ganza/caixixi (shaker) for Coco.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - demonstrating the easy pandeiro rhythm pattern.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - demonstrating how to play the rhythm part of the triangle, using open/closed sounds.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - demonstrating clapping rhythms (the palmas de terreira)
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music demonstrating how to dance the coco, which often accompanies the music.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Unit 9. Music for dance, Somerset Music
Video clip from Somerset Music - a detailed demonstration of how to teach and play the rhythm of the ganza/caixixi for Coco.
Official classification: Rhythm, Rhythmic Density, Key Stage 3, Brazil, Dance Rhythms, Dance Rhythms, Somerset Music
Short video clip (1 min.) showing a group of stone statues in a church. There is a central dead body sourrounded by distressed onlookers. There is no voice-over but the soundtrack texture is quite thick and terse.
KS3 idea: Discus with pupils the emotional effect of having such thick-textured terse-sounding music. Do they think a thinner more subdued musical texture would lend a different emotional feel to the clip? Ask them to compose a more subdued soundtrack and play it along with the clip (with the original soundtrack turnded down). How is the listener's reaction different?
Clip from the Roland Collection of Film on Art (www.rolandcollection.com). Used with kind permission of Anthony Roland.
Official classification: Texture, Painting, Paintings, Video, Curriculum support, The Roland Collection of Films on Art
Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, popularly known as the Minute Waltz, and also Valse du petit chien, is a waltz for solo piano by Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.
KS1/2 idea: example of fast, short sounds and use of tempo for effect (slowing towards end of phrases)
Official classification: Piano, Solos, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Chopin, Frederic, Curriculum support
Excellent example of solo piano music from the Romantic Era.
Official classification: Piano, Solos, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Curriculum support