Beaumont School Music Department

Jazz Homework from Miss Proctor: Research into different types of recording from 1920s-1960s. Please write at least 1 page about it. Due: Tuesday 6 th October 2009.

Please can the WHOLE CAST of HAIRSPRAY come for a costume meeting this FRIDAY LUNCHTIME in ROOM 29. It is essential that you attend. If you cannot, please see Miss Shepherd.

Complete definitions of Sonata Form, describing the Development and Recapitulation sections, commenting on keys, and using Eine Kleine Nacht Musik to illustrate your points. Due: Tue 29/09/09

Please could the following students ALSO attend the Run and Tell that rehearsals on Tues 30th and Wed 1st: NEV STOJKOV BETH TEMPLETON CHARLOTTE GRAHAM STEPH MCMILLIN SARAH LLEWELYN Many thanks.

Due to various Geography field trips, the following changes have been made: Tuesday 29th September: Run and tell that (Dance) Character work (Acting) - Tracy, Edna, Wilbur Harmonies for Nicest kids in town (Singing) - Dynamites Wednesday 30th September: Run and tell that (Dance) Timeless to me (Singing) - Edna, Wilbur Tuesday 6th October: Nicest kids in town (Dance) Nicest kids, Corny Wednesday 7th October: Nicest kids in town (Dance) Nicest kids, Corny As you can see, the dance rehearsals have swapped. Thursday 1st Oct and Thursday 8th Oct remain as per the original schedule. Please ask if you are unsure about this post.

Jazz Homework: In your own words, write definitions of the jazz rhythms from the lesson. Classical Homework: Using Eine Kleine Nachtmusik , write a detailed explanation of the Exposition from Sonata Form. Include first and second themes, as well as keys. Both due in on Tuesday 22 nd September 2009.

Research into court and masque theatre music in England. Consider the following points: When was it popular? What were the differences between court comedies and masques? What were their purposes? What about the Music? Identify main composers of this genre. Please read widely into this topic. The Grove Online Dictionary is a useful source, as is Grout's A History of Western Music , which can be found in the Beaumont School Library. Useful information can also be found here in Buelow's book A History of Baroque Music . Please also write a short synopsis of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen . Make sure you also listen to them with your scores. Click on the relevant work for its playlist in Spotify . Due on Tuesday 29 th September .

Welcome back! St Peter's Lunchtime Concert is not far away: Wed 21st October. Please can you have a look at your music in between rehearsals so we can really work on other things on Mondays. It's going to be a great term! Click here to listen to Bainton's And I Saw a New Heaven and Stanford's The Blue Bird via Spotify.

Thanks to everyone who auditioned and came back for recalls. We have seen 174 students, which just goes to show how committed you all have been. It was a very difficult decision to make. If you haven't been successful, please still come to Drama clubs and choir etc and just get involved! To the cast: please get to grips with your songs. Please use the Original Broadway Cast Recording. Download it your Spotify here . In order of appearance… TRACY TURNBLAD Nev Stojkov CORNY COLLINS Joe Medforth EDNA TURNBLAD Melissa Hazeldine PENNY PINGLETON Beth Templeton VELMA VON TUSSLE Mikka Yee AMBER VON TUSSLE Bex McMillin LINK LARKIN Chris Allen SEAWEED J. STUBBS Jenson Tudtud LITTLE INEZ Erika Yee MOTORMOUTH Yolanda Sithole WILBUR TURNBLAD Dan Rawle PRUDY PINGLETON Harriet Brown Nicest Kids in Town: TAMMY Laura Blyth SHELLEY Gabby Mauro LOU ANN Nell Rogers BRENDA Megan Graham BRAD Joe Sheridan FENDER Joel Trounce IQ Ben Rodell SKETCH Thomas Holmes Dynamites: JUDINE Fiona

The resources from this lessons have now been shared with you on Google Docs . Click here for your handout and text boxes and here for the translations. The Spotify playlist is here . Homework: Your task is to choose one of the Kindertotenlieder to present to the class, ensuring you cover the following: the composer’s interpretation of the text, through techniques of word setting the expressive use of tonality in this interpretation the contribution of the accompaniment to the interpretation features of interpretation in the performance You may sing/use the piano as part of your presentation or deliver it via PowerPoint. Please email any handouts for the class to me by Thursday 17 th September by 10pm. You will present on Friday 18 th September.

Thanks for coming to auditions! We have seen and heard 175 students in under 4 school days, and we have been extremely impressed with the overall standard and commitment. Please see information for the recalls below. These recalls are to confirm some decisions of which are unsure, however some casting decisions have already been made. Therefore, you may not have been recalled but may still be cast. The cast list will be posted on the Music Blog on Friday 11th September from 6.30pm. **Please remember to check it, whether you have been recalled or not, as the first full cast rehearsal is on Tuesday 15th September 2009.** Many thanks for your effort and commitment so far! Miss Doan, Miss Shepherd and Susannah == We would like to see the following tomorrow (Thursday 10th September) at 1pm in the Music Block: Mikka Yee, Harriet Brown and Ella Federici After school tomorrow (Thursday 10th September), meeting at 60/61: Thomas Holmes Ben Rodell Joe Sheridan Joel Trounce Chris Allen Becca McMil

Here is a list of the AS Prescribed Orchestra and Jazz Works: J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite (Overture) no.3 in D, BWV 1068 (Overture, Air & Gigue) Mozart: Concerto in A for clarinet & orchestra, K.622, 3rd movement Schubert: Symphony no.8 in b, D.759 (‘Unfinished’), 1st movement Jelly Roll Morton: Black Bottom Stomp (1926) from Jelly Roll Morton, Chicago Days, 1926−27, Jazz Archives 158942 (ASIN B000024UIR) Count Basie: Jumpin’ at the Woodside (1938) from One O’clock Jump: Original 1936−1939 recordings, Naxos Jazz Legends 8.120662 (ASIN B000088DU3) Miles Davis: So What from Kind of Blue (1959), Sony Jazz CK64935 (ASIN B000024F6G) I have created a playlist of these set works on Spotify . Click here to download it. You may, of course, choose to buy these tracks on iTunes for your iPod.... It is essential that you have access your own recordings of these works.

Set : Tuesday 8th September 2009 Research how and why musicians moved from New Orleans to other places in America between 1920s-1960s. Give examples of artists from each area you mention. By hand or typed. Due: Tuesday 15th September 2009