S2 Music Course
The second year course develops the strands and elements from the first year.
Unit 1
Negro Spirituals / Blues
- Ensemble
'Funky dance in Blue' and 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' for Tuned Percussion, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drum kit - Inventing
Improvisation using the Blues Scale to 'C Jam Blues' (12 bar blues) - Listening
Compare versions of 'Swing Low' by Paul Robson and U2. Listening to Muddy Waters etc., Watch video about the slavery and the blues - Solo Performance
Keyboard from QAHS Keyboard book 1, 2 or 3. Strathclyde Keyboard Course. Guitar - consolidate all chords so far. Bass Guitar - new notes high A & C. Drum kit - Blues rhythm.
Christmas Unit
- Ensemble
'Christmas Bells' for Tuned Percussion, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drum kit - Shuffle rhythm - Inventing
Writing a second verse to 'Christmas Bells' - Listening
'Troika' from Prokofiev's Lt. Kije. Various Christmas songs. - Solo Performance
Various Christmas carols and songs for Voice, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drum kit, for example, 'Mary's Boy Child'.