Ground Bass
Displaying 1 to 3 of 3 resources labelled with 'Ground Bass'
A good example of melodic ostinato, easy for students to have a go at playing on keyboards, ideal for use in QCA Unit 1 for Key Stage 3, Musical Processes and also as a good example of music used in adverts for Unit 13 Music and Media.
Official classification: Ostinato, Canon, Ground Bass, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Unit 1. Musical processes, Unit 13. Music and media
Track 20 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 3. Dance from Shakespeare's time, from Saydisc album 'Songs and Dances from Shakespeare', performed by The Broadside Band (1'00")
Main features: ground bass, repeating chord sequence (I, IV, V, I), variations, decoration, ornaments.
This dance features a recorder and lute. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on the ground bass, instrumentation, the sections of the piece and change in time signature.
Official classification: Soprano/descant, Listening, Variations (Divisions), Ground Bass, The Renaissance, Key Stage 3, Lute, Italy, United Kingdom, Track Explorer, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Saydisc Records
This Listen and Respond resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 20 of the Saydisk 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. It is suitable for use on first listening. The Active Listening points suggest specific (differentiated) things for pupils to listen out for as the music plays through.
Three further menu items show texts with missing words that users choose from a pop-up list of alternatives. A correct choice is signalled with a green highlight, so it is possible to learn basic background musical information through intelligent self-discovery. More detailed understanding and follow-up activities are available through other resources based on the same piece - please search the title of the track to find these.
Official classification: Soprano/descant, Variations (Divisions), Ground Bass, The Renaissance, Interactive Activities, Italy, United Kingdom, Lute, Curriculum support, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Tags: ground bass, repeating chord sequence, I IV V I, variation, decoration, ornaments, dance, lute
Displaying 1 to 3 of 3 resources labelled with 'Ground Bass'