Tag: violins

Secondary Curriculum – Pathway to a Piece: Lesson 1, Main 1: Active Bach Listening

Time: 15 minutes Group size: Whole Class/Individual Tag words: solo, violins, orchestra, notation, changes, texture, chords, structure, sketch, blocks, colours  Play the class the first movement of Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor. Tell the pupils that the piece is for two solo violins and a string orchestra. Watch with the animated notation: […]

Secondary Curriculum – Pathway to a Piece: Lesson 1, Starter: Bach Listening

Time: 10 minutes Group size: Whole Class Tag words: composer, listening, learning, Bach, count, tune, melody, parts, violins, concerto, minor, movement Explain to the class that as composers, they need to start by listening to and learning from other music. The class will listen deeply and actively. They will get inside the music and try […]