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Asian Influences 1
Research a different instrument from each of the Asian countries we have
been looking at. Stick/draw a picture of the instrument and then provide
some detail about it
INDIA
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INDONESIA
CHINA
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Asian Influences 2
Choose one country from the continent of Asia, find out a little about the
country and then five facts about the music. Write what you find below.
Country Chosen ____________________________
Five musical facts from this country
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Listen to an example of music from this country and describe the sound
below – using key words – pitch, rhythm, timbre, texture, dynamics,
dynamics, structure
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Extension: Draw pictures of the instruments your chosen country uses
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Holst 1
Using the words below, fill in the missing gaps in this article about Holst.
__________________ Holst was a _________________ composer who lived in
__________________, England. He was born in ________ and died in London in
1934. His father was ____________________ and he came from a musical
___________________. Holst was a _______________________ of many choral
part-songs, song cycles, ____________ and orchestral pieces. He is perhaps
best known for his orchestral suite composed during the years 1914–1916,
entitled ___________________. Holst was originally a _______________ player
but due to cramping neuritis he changed his instrument to the
____________________
which
allowed
him
to
play
in
___________________________ and help with his composition ideas.
Cheltenham
Swedish
The Planets
family
Piano
Gustav
Operas
British
Trombone
1874
composer
Orchestras
The Planets Suite – Compare the two ‘Planets’ music below
MARS
SATURN
Extension: Find out additional information about Gustav Holst and his musical life
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Holst 2
If you were to write a piece of music what would/could you use as your
inspiration…
My inspiration would be _________________________________________________
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Finish the sentence in the middle of the octagon by writing describing
words around it to create a spider-diagram.
I would write a
piece of music
that was…
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