1. Teacher Resource Pack 2019

2. Welcome to the GOE resource pack 2019
Visit our website at to download a Power Point version of this resource pack, designed to be used on your smart board and complete with live video and audio hyperlinks.
For each piece of music featured in the Great Orchestra Experiment you will find further information and follow up activities, linked to the National Curriculum for music at KS2 – see page 17 for full National Curriculum requirements.
The various activities can be done in any order and last from five minutes to a whole lesson
Look out for the clock which means an activity can be completed in less than 10 minutes!
Ensure the Power Point version is viewed as a slideshow to enable hyperlinks to work
If you have any queries about the activities in this pack or if we can help in any way,
please contact

3. Top Tips for creative work
Get inspired! Listen to the original piece of music
Get some ideas! Read the ‘creative brief’ in the blue box and try out some musical ideas
Develop ideas! Explore how you can use the interrelated dimensions of music to make your piece more interesting:
Nottingham Creative Musical Primary
Create your own music inspired by one of the pieces featured in the concert.
Four shortlisted entries will receive a workshop and performance in their school with the Villiers Quartet.
The winner will be awarded Nottingham Creative Musical Primary 2019
Video or record a performance of your work and submit your entry by Tuesday 11th June 10am
For more information and to register your interest
Creative Challenge activities are found in the blue boxes throughout this resource pack

4. Music timeline:
with
1830
1880
1964
2010
2017
The future… ?
The Gnome
March to the Scaffold
1812 Overture
Hungarian Dance
The Trojans
Imperial March
Firetrack
William Tell
1958
1981
2016
2019
1869

5. Instruments of the orchestra
The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra has some extra instruments, not often found in an orchestra:
Bass guitar and guitar
Saxophones
Baritones
Indian percussion
French horns
timpani
trumpets
trombones
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
Strings
tuba
percussion
Double bass
harp
piano
Click here to watch video clips to find out more and hear each instrument played.
1st violins
2nd violins
clarinets
bassoons
violas
cellos
oboes
flutes

6. Film music: John Williams Indiana Jones
John Williams has composed the music for over 75 films, including most of the Star Wars films
He has won five Oscars, 18 Grammys, three Golden Globes, two Emmys and five BAFTA Awards for his music
John Williams has written the music for lots of famous films. Can you name the films below?
Recording music for film:
Film music is very carefully composed to match the action and mood of the film
When the music is recorded for a film, the conductor watches the film on a big screen as the orchestra plays, to make sure that the music matches the action exactly
Click here to watch John Williams conducting music from Star Wars in a recording session
Click here to see Steven Spielberg and John Williams talk about the music in Jaws
National Curriculum links:
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions

7. Berlioz: March to the Scaffold
Creative Challenge! Composing with dynamics
Compose a piece of music using dynamics as a starting point
How can you use dynamics to change the mood? You might build excitement, make the music calm or surprising?
Composed in 1830 as part of the Symphonie Fantastique
Famous for telling a story through music – known as ‘programme music’
The music tells the story of the composer’s dreams when he is upset that the woman he loves does not love him back
In March to the Scaffold the music gets louder to depict a procession getting closer and closer. Contrasting dynamics are used to highlight important events in the story.
In music we say ‘dynamics’ to mean volume. We have some special words: Forte (for-tay): loud Piano (pea–ah-no): soft Crescendo (cre-shen-dough): getting louder Diminuendo : getting softer
Download a decibel meter app onto a phone or tablet
measure the difference in decibels between your loudest & softest clapping, playing or singing.
Can you measure how loud other sounds are around school?
National Curriculum links:
Listen with attention to detail
Improvise and compose music using the inter-related dimensions of music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts
Develop an understanding of the history of music

8. Firetrack
Click here to find out about a different Indian instrument, the sitar Why not have a go at mixing your own Indian music track? Click here to try it out!
Firetrack features Indian percussion instruments, we heard: If you have access to ipads, try the interactive drumming app ‘RealTabla!’
Tabla: two drums played while sitting on the floor
Dhol: often used at festivals such as Divali as it can be played while walking and dancing
NC links:
Appreciate and understand a wide range of …music drawn from different traditions
Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music

9. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Creative Challenge! Opposing groups
Compose a piece of music using two opposing groups of instruments / voices.
Decide how the two groups will interact – will they argue, chase each other, have a conversation etc?
Tells the story of a battle between the French army led by Napoleon and the Russian people
It was very popular and made Tchaikovsky famous, but he didn’t like the piece of music!
We sang two different melodies to represent the two sides of the battle
We heard different groups of instruments – string quartet, large orchestra, cannons and 750 young people!
National Curriculum links:
Improvise and compose music using the inter-related dimensions of music
Appreciate and understand music from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
Develop an understanding of the history of music

10. String Quartets
We heard the Villiers Quartet – find out more and watch them in action at:
Elizabeth Kelly wrote Blue Flame just a few weeks ago! Find out more and hear her music at: html
Great composers from Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven to the present day have written music for string quartet
Pop artists often feature a string quartet, from The Beatles to Jess Glynne
A string quartet has 4 instruments:
New music is being created by composers every day.
Why not create your own music and enter our Creative Music ChalleNGe?
See page 3 to find out more!
National Curriculum links:
Appreciate and understand music from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
Develop an understanding of the history of music
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
cello

11. Brahms: Hungarian Dance no. 7
Role of the Conductor
The Conductor's role is to hold the music of the orchestra together and bring the ideas of the composer or creator to life. Most of their work takes place before they ever meet up with an orchestra – studying, exploring and analysing the music, seeking to understand the composer's vision.
While we played you conducted. Here’s the special pattern of 2 that we use in conducting:
Listen to Hungarian Dance – can you conduct in time with the music? Watch out for the changes of tempo (speed)!
NC links:
Listen with attention to detail
Develop an understanding of the history of music
Interrelated dimensions of music (metre)

12. Feeling Good
Michael Bublé
Muse
Composed in 1964 and first performed at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham!
Nina Simone made a famous recording of the song in 1965
Lots of artists have covered the song, including Michael Bublé, John Coltrane, George Michael, Muse & the Pussycat Dolls
Listen to and compare two versions of Feeling Good.
What is the same?
What is different?
Which do you prefer?
Listening hints:
Instruments? (timbre / texture)
Tempo? (speed)
Dynamics? (volume)
Sound quality? (timbre)
Mood?
National Curriculum links:
Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians

13. How to Train your Dragon
Creative Challenge: compose with a drone
Start by creating a drone - will you use 1 note or more?
Create a melody to fit with the drone. You might want to use a pentatonic scale, often used in Celtic music, e.g. G A B D E
Can you add some extra musical ideas to make a longer piece of music? You might vary dynamics, tempo, add an extra part etc.
Listen to the Flying Theme
This music features drones (long held notes)
A Celtic style melody is played over the top (hear this at 0:23)
Does the music make you think of flying? Why?
Ask your music teacher to help you to play the Flying Theme – see next page
National Curriculum links:
Improvise and compose music using the inter-related dimensions of music
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts
Appreciate and understand music from different traditions
Use and understand staff and other musical notations

14. How to Train your Dragon
Play the Flying Theme = drone + melody (listen at 0:23): DRONE: play long notes on D & A (E for trumpet / clarinet & baritone)
Violin & guitar:
Flute (optional guitar):
Viola:
Cello & trombone:
Clarinet, trumpet & baritone:

15. Tequila We heard an ostinato (repeating pattern):
1958 Latin-flavoured rock & roll song from the USA
Tequila became a no.1 hit and has been covered by many artists, featured in films and at sports matches.
‘Tequila’ is a city in Mexico
Written by Daniel Flores (Chuck Rio) and recorded by the Champs
Can you play this on your instrument?
Creative Challenge: compose with an ostinato
Start by creating an interesting rhythm - you might use running / walks or something else
Play your ostinato on one note, then try changing some of the notes to make a melody (tune)
Can you add some extra musical ideas to make a longer piece of music? You might vary dynamics, tempo, add an extra part etc.
National Curriculum links:
Improvise and compose music using the inter-related dimensions of music
Appreciate and understand music from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
Use and understand staff and other musical notations
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts

16. The Greatest Showman Hit musical film from 2017
Inspired by the story of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives of its star performers
Sing along with songs from the show:
Creative Challenge: compose with echo
This is Me uses an echo effect (listen at 1:10)
Start by creating a rhythm or melody
Use echo & imitation to develop your ideas further
Will your echo be an exact copy or will it change in some way? How else could you make your piece more interesting?
National Curriculum links:
Listen with attention to detail
Improvise and compose music using the inter-related dimensions of music
Appreciate and understand music from different traditions
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts

17. How this resource can help you to meet the requirements of the national curriculum for music at ks2:
National Curriculum area:
See page:
Play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
7, 14, 15, 16
Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16
Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
7, 11, 12, 16
Use and understand staff and other musical notations
14, 15
Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13,15 16
Develop an understanding of the history of music.
7, 9, 10, 11
Pupils should be taught to sing and play musically with increasing confidence and control. They should develop an understanding of musical composition, organising and manipulating ideas within musical structures and reproducing sounds from aural memory. Pupils should be taught to:

18. Artsmark is an award for schools who school.
demonstrate their commitment to putting arts and cultural provision at the heart of their
Attending the Great Orchestra Experiment and completing follow up activities in school can contribute towards your school gaining Artsmark status.
For more information about Artsmark visit
Arts Award is a range of qualifications that support and inspire young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable and accessible.
To find out how attendance at the Great Orchestra Experiment and participation in follow up activities can contribute towards your pupils gaining an Arts Award qualification, please contact
Further information can be found on the Arts Award website

19. Nottingham Music Hub is part of ChalleNGe, Nottingham’s Cultural Education Partnership.  ChalleNGe works collaboratively to ensure children and young people in Nottingham engage with inspiring and accessible cultural experiences. Our partnership of arts organisations and educators is open to all city schools and aims to:
deliver a cultural learning offer that is complementary, visible and accessible;  
address barriers to creation and participation by children, their families, educators, artists and arts organisations
take risks, share challenges and celebrate the exemplary 
Get in touch to tell us about the cultural learning taking place in your school. Become a ‘Cultural Challenger’ to receive training, news of Nottingham’s creative cultural education activities, invites to previews, ‘behind the scenes’ events and more. CulturalChallengers engage with the partnership and help to develop opportunities for their pupils to be informed and inspired curators, makers, audiences and champions of culture citywide.  
Simply Cultural Challenger in the subject line and you’re signed up! 
For further information contact:
Cathy Mahmood, ChalleNGe Manager,  

20. How to get young people more involved!
Many of the young people you saw playing in the Great Orchestra Experiment started out learning in a whole class ensemble just like your pupils! They attend Nottingham Music School on Saturday mornings at Nottingham College Clarendon.
There are many different groups and orchestras throughout the week. From our brilliant beginner Area Bands to the more advanced Robin Hood Youth Orchestra family of ensembles, from rock and pop to samba and world music - we have something for everyone!
The next step for most Year 4 children is to join area band: click the link on the right watch a short video and find out more
For more information on all of our ensembles, take a look at our website and speak to your Nottingham Music Service teacher

21. Summer Sing, June 13 2019 – booking opens soon!
Thank you and goodbye!
We hope you enjoyed your experience at The Great Orchestra Experiment.
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