Plucked Strings
Displaying 1 to 9 of 9 resources labelled with 'Plucked Strings'
Track 28 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Two versions of a well-known 17th century tune from Amon Ra album 'John Playford's Popular Tunes', performed by 'The Broadside Band' (3'20")
Main features: 'divisions' or variations, different arrangements of the same tune, early instruments.
These two arrangements of a tune popular in the 17th century, feature early instruments. These are the sopranino and treble recorders, baroque violin, cittern and bass viol. The Track Explorer has three tracks focusing on instrumentation, 'divisions' and elaboration of the melody.
Official classification: Listening, Variations (Divisions), The Baroque Era, Dance, Key Stage 3, Britain and Ireland, Western Europe, Sopranino Recorder, Baroque Violin, Viol, Cittern, England, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 4 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2 . Famous seventeenth century English tune from Amon Ra album 'John Playford's Popular Tunes' (1'53")
Main features: early instruments, descant, structure.
This piece of seventeenth century music features the mandore (type of lute similar to a mandolin), bass viol and flageolet (type of flute similar to a recorder). The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, melody and arrangement.
Official classification: Listening, Example Instruments, Tudor England, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Viol, Early Music, England, Unit 15 Ongoing Skills, Flageolet, Mandore, Track Explorer, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Picture of early string instrument, for an example listen to Track 20 Bergamasca from the saydisc material
Official classification: Tudor England, Image, Lute, Curriculum support, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Image of early stringed instrument, for example listen to Track 28 Prince Rupert's March and Prins Robbert Masco from saydisc material
Official classification: Image, Cittern, Curriculum support, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 16 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Music for medieval harp from Amon Ra album 'Harp Collection (1'10")
Main features: timbre, structure, melody.
This lovely pastoral melody from France is played on a medieval harp. The Track Explorer has two learning tracks focusing on instrumentation and structure.
Official classification: Listening, Ternary(ABA), The Middle Ages, Interactive Activities, France, Phrygian, Early Music, Medieval harp, Track Explorer, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 11 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Religions of the World' (3'36") Hymn by Charles Wesley. This hymn features singers accompanied by violin, bassoon, bass, lute and tabor. The Track Explorer has two learning tracks, focusing on instrumentation and structure.
Official classification: Double Bass, Violin, Listening, Part-singing, Harmony, Tudor England, The Baroque Era, Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Interactive Activities, Female, Male, Tabor, Lute, England, Track Explorer, Christianity, Hymnns, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 20 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 1. English Country Dance from Saydisc album 'English Country Dances' (1'46") Main features: early instruments, structure, drone. This English country dance, popular in the seventeenth century, is played on early instruments such as the mandore, regal and bass viol. The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and drone.
Official classification: Other Keyboard, Listening, Dance, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 1, Viol, Drone, England, Mandore, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Charanga, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 28 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: The Baroque Era, Interactive Activities, Sopranino Recorder, Baroque Violin, Viol, Cittern, England, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records
Tags: divisions, variations, arrangement, duet, cittern, ensembles, embellishment
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 20 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Soprano/descant, Variations (Divisions), Ground Bass, The Renaissance, Interactive Activities, Italy, United Kingdom, Lute, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: ground bass, repeating chord sequence, I IV V I, variation, decoration, ornaments, dance, lute
Displaying 1 to 9 of 9 resources labelled with 'Plucked Strings'