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    • Introduction to Music

    • In this Introduction to Music taster course you will complete the following.

      Introduction
      Video

      Quiz

      Extended Reading

    • Introduction

    • Welcome to this short Introduction to Music course. This will help to prepare you for when you start you start learning Music with Gower College Swansea! At AS Level our Set Works analysis has a focus on Religious Choral Music in the 18th Century.
    • Video

    • Have a look at this YouTube video on the History of Music:

      Here’s a quick summary of the things covered in the film:

      1. The origins of the Orchestra
      2. Development of the Concerto
      3. Equal Temperament and establishing the rules of Harmony
      4. Bach Counterpoint and Fugue
      5. Handel and the Oratorio

    • Quiz

    • Try this quiz 

      Launch the quiz and test what you have learned!

      Launch quiz

    • Extended Reading

    • Here’s some more great materials to get you prepared for when you join us. 

      These resources will help develop your understanding of Music Theory which will aid your appraising and composing work Access the lessons to introduce a topic then try the exercises to test your understanding! https://www.musictheory.net/lessons

      Here’s a quick summary of the things covered:

      1. The stave, clefs and ledger lines
      2. Note and rest duration
      3. Time Signatures and Key Signatures
      4. Intervals, chords and scales

      Thank you for completing this short course, we hope you enjoyed it! We look forward to seeing you when you join us for your A Level Music Course with Gower College Swansea.

      Would like to learn more about A Level Music Course then have a look at some further resources and listening below. 

      Our second Area of Study is 20th Century Musical Theatre:


    • Here are some videos that might interest you from GCS TV.