Year 9 Music
Private Study Booklet
Summer Term
Name: __________________
Class: __________________
Teacher: ________________
Summer I: Fusion Music
This half term, you will be working on Fusion in your music lessons.
Over the half term you need to complete 6 Private Study tasks from the list below. Some of the tasks are worth two or more
activities. Complete the tasks in your booklet and attach any further documents to the booklet as evidence if required. For the
practical tasks, you need to get a parent/carer to sign off the practical tasks.
Task
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Attend a concert and write a short review describing it and explaining what you thought
– bring ticket/programme or photos as evidence.
Attend an extra-curricular activity (regularly) for a whole term.
Research a fusion music artist/group from one of the following: Panjabi MC, Nitin
Sawhney, Akasha or Alpha and Omega. Ensure that you include a picture, some facts
about the instruments they use and musicians that play with them, what styles have
they been influenced by and what their most famous album or single is.
Research the development of Bhangra. Where did it begin? How did it start in the UK?
What are the main musical features and instruments used? How popular has it
become? Name some Bhangra groups in the UK and find out about their most famous
albums or singles.
Draw/trace/find a copy of a map of the world and for 10 countries, list one native
traditional musical style and then use lines to join some of the styles up by naming at
least 5 musical fusions that we find present in world today. (eg. Bhangra = Indian
Classical Music and Western Pop).
Listen to a fusion song of your choice and write a magazine review of the track. Include
descriptions of the musical elements, including the following:
 Instrumentation - What instrument(s) are playing? What techniques are being used?
 Styles present – What styles can you hear? Describe the tuning systems/rhythms
used? How are the instruments being used?
 Tempo - What is the time signature? Is it fast or slow? BPM? Does it change?
 Dynamics - Is it loud or soft? Does this change? Gradually or quickly? Getting Louder
or softer?
 Texture - How many different lines are there? How/when does the texture change?
Structure - What sections are used? In what order?
 Opinion - Do you like this piece? Why/Why not?
Practice playing the main riffs from one of the fusion songs you have been looking at in
class – Jai Ho or Panjabi MC. Get your parents or carers to sign the booklet to say you
have completed this.
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Teach a member of your family to perform a basic Chaal rhythm using body percussion or a
drum/keyboard drum kit sound (if you have one). Get your parents or carers to sign the booklet
to say you have completed this.
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Listen to 2 fusion songs and try to work out the chord progressions, rhythms and riffs that are
used for the COMPLETE CHORUS or VERSE. Write down the riffs, chords and rhythms using the
manuscript paper at the back of the booklet.
(Worth 2 activities)
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Write your own fusion song, which combines Indian, Western pop and one other world music style of
your choice. You must include the lyrics, write out and include chords, the melody, rhythms and any
other parts that you wish. This must be recorded on computer software or your phone/CD and you must
bring this in. You may complete this after school in the music department using school equipment with
your teacher’s permission.
(Worth 3 activities)
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SUmmer II: Special Project: Dance Music
This half term, you will be working on Dance music in your lessons.
Over the half term you need to complete 6 Private Study tasks from the list below. Some of the tasks are
worth two or more activities.
Complete the tasks in your booklet and attach any further documents to the booklet as evidence if
required. For the practical tasks, you need to get a parent/carer to sign off the practical tasks.
Task
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Chosen
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Attend a concert and write a short review describing it and explaining what you thought –
bring ticket/programme or photos as evidence.
Attend an extra-curricular activity (regularly) for a whole term.
Research a famous Dance DJ – include a picture, notable gigs/clubs they play in and include
at least 3 short descriptions of famous tracks that they have produced.
Research and write a guidebook for 5 different dance styles. You need to describe the main
musical features that define the styles you have chosen and include some named examples
of actual pieces/tracks which represent those styles. (worth 2 activities)
Research and write an article for a music magazine which explains how dance music has
changed over the last 200 years. Refer to at least 10 different dance genres/subgenres,
mention technology, and include a description of how modern dance club culture has
developed. (worth 2 activities)
Teach a member of your family to waltz or tango – ensuring you choose a suitable piece to
assist you. Get your parent/carer to sign when this is done.
Listen to a dance track/piece of your choice and write a magazine review of the track.
Include descriptions of the musical elements, including the following:
Name the track/piece and the composer/producer/DJ.
 Instrumentation - What instrument(s) are playing? What techniques are being used?
 Dance style(s) present - Describe what instrument are playing which parts and show how
the style is represented. How are the instruments being used?
 Tempo - What is the time signature? Is it fast or slow? BPM? Does it change?
 Dynamics - Is it loud or soft? Does this change? Gradually or quickly? Getting Louder or
softer?
 Texture - How many different lines are there? How/when does the texture change?
Structure - What sections are used? In what order?
Opinion - Do you like this piece? Why/Why not?
Practice playing one of the dance pieces you looked at in class. Name which piece you have
chosen and which part you practised and perform it to a member of your family. Get your
parent/carer to sign when this is done
Create your own dance track (separate to your classwork). You can do this on Sequel,
Cubase, Pro Tools, Garage Band, Logic, Sibelius or other program. Ask your teacher for
permission to use the music department after school or create it at home.
(Worth 3 activities)
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Music notation help sheets
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