As a starter activity for a lesson introducing a class to hockets, I have arranged a “Mystery Song” which students are challenged to identify as they play. I have arranged the song for 7 instruments (the amount of students in my Yr 12 class) and I have split the melody as evenly as possible between the parts. On their own, the parts don’t create a melody however when students play as an ensemble, they will form a very well known melody. Students will only be given their individual part and therefore won’t be able to work out the melody until they play with everyone else.
Here is an excerpt of my arrangement. See if you can guess the song!
I am a student at Sydney Conservatorium of Music studying a Bachelor of Music (Education). I major in Classical Voice however throughout my studies I have practiced using a variety of pitched and non-pitched percussion, piano, guitar, and most recently; trumpet.
Throughout my studies I've not only learnt how to encourage my future students to have an appreciation for music but have also extended my own appreciation and passion for music through exposure to a variety of new ways to express my musicality and experience music (predominately through technology and unique ensemble opportunities).
Let's move away from "theory" vs "prac" structured lessons and adopt a more hands-on approach to music education. For a creative subject we should be teaching and learning about it in a creative way!
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