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Classical Composers
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A link page to lots of
sites offering information on some of the most popular Classical
composers. A great starting point. |
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History
of music
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Revision Notes for the
different periods of history. Brief and concise these are good
for key points. |
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Genres
of Music
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Revision
notes on the following genres of music: Baroque, Baroque Onwards,
Classical Onwards, and Renaissance. Good notes. |
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Instruments
of the Orchestra
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The
families of instruments: Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Keyboards,
Percussion. For each family we not only have some general
information but also many examples of instruments. |
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Useful
words to know
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This
page should provide the meanings to many useful words that you need
to know for GCSE music. |
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Music
GCSE Revision
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A revision guide created by
a student while taking her GCSE music. A very useful page with
good information and detail. |
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Music
Match
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This excellent activity
from Young Composer requires JavaScript and frames. Enter the
home page and then go to 'Play Music Match'. Listen to pieces
and then guess the composer - multi-choice answers. |
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Timeline
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A highly impressive time
line which can be used extensively throughout the course. |
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Cobber's
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A tremendous site that
enables pupils to learn by themselves. This site will develop
aural awareness with interactive tests and activities. Java
has been used in the creation of this site. |
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Musical
Textures
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A tremendous online lesson
about musical textures with midi files to listen to. Well
worth a look. |
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The
Music Land
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A tremendous site full of
recources. Especially good for GCSE and A Level where there
are numerous online resources and ideas for lesson. This site
is easy to navigate and suitable for teachers and students.
Highly recommended site! |
