Lessons for ages 11-14

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• Lesson 1: Free and metrically organised music
  Comparing the music of the UK, Balkans, Ireland and Germany  and creating a piece that contrasts free improvisation with metrically organised ‘composed’ music.
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• Lesson 2: Improvising traditions
  Improvising within the structure of an Indian ‘gat’ piece and comparing the process and procedure with blues songs and renaissance dances from the USA and Europe.
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• Lesson 3: Polyrhythmic drumming styles
  Exploring, comparing and contrasting cyclic patterns in drumming styles from Japan and Brazil.
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• Lesson 4: Royal court music
  Comparing ceremonial Royal Court music from the UK, Nigeria and Uganda.
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• Lesson 5: Songs of mass and individual protest
  Singing, listening to and appraising songs of mass and individual protest from the USA, Jamaica and South Africa.
• Curriculum links
  How these activities fit in with the curriculum.
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