- Chord Identification
- Cadences
- Ornamentation
- Textures
- The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra
- Classical Periods 1600-1910
- The Requiem
- Aaron Copland's Rodeo
This video series will help you go through the basics of the GCSE music exam. The course will cover both listening and theory, with each video ending with a quiz to test your knowledge. This course will be useful for both those currently studying for the GCSE paper, and those who are looking to learn the fundamentals of music theory.
The topics covered are:
Musical Language
Chord Identification - Learn how to identify chords using Roman numerals
Phrases and Cadences - The building blocks of music. Learn about the most common types, and how to identify each.
Texture - Learn to differentiate between the three most common textures: Monophonic, Homophonic and Polyphonic
Ornamentation - Learn about the tools composers used to embellish their works. There are many different types of ornaments, and this video covers the ones you will most likely come across. These include trill, turns, mordents (upper and lower), acciaccaturas, and appoggiaturas.
Instruments of the modern orchestra - An introduction to the orchestra, giving an overview of the different sections
Musical Forms and Composers
Classical Periods 1600-1910 - Learn about the developments in music that took place between 1600-1910, simplified as the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods
The Requiem - Covers the history and key features of the musical form: Requiem
Aaron Copland's Rodeo - This is a set work and one that will need to be learnt in a lot of detail. This video covers everything you need to know to ace the essay questions, with musical examples to help.
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Katherine is a final year student at trinity studying violin performance. During her degree, she has taken three modules on education and teaching, which saw her lead several musical workshops in primary schools across Greenwich and Lewisham, as well as take part in an A level music seminar.
Alongside this, she teaches the violin to several students, and spent two years working as a teaching assistant at the North London Conservatoire.
Next year she will be starting her PGCE to continue on her path as a teacher.
Raphael is also a final year BMus student at Trinity Laban studying classical piano performance. He has been teaching the piano privately for over five years, and his pupils have a record of great exam success. During his studies at trinity he had the opportunity to lead a number of musical assemblies in both greenwich and Lewisham.