Build a Band Planning Progress Sheet

To achieve the top level, you are aiming to include as many characteristics of music as you can.
Use the Characteristics of Music chart to guide your practice and progress. This will be part of your
assessment in music.

Please make a copy of this document and save to your drive, then post the link onto LESSON 8 of your
Learning Reflection Document - for each person in your group. Y
ou may have no more than FIVE group
members.

Group Name: Superstars

Song to be performed: Sweet home Alabama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cvASPptXtE

Group members Instrument/Role

(play a certain instrument, write the song, etc.)

Jasmine Guitar

Kayla Beat Drums

Jadyn Guitar

Eva Guitar

Emily Singer

Use the chart below to identify and describe the characteristics of your piece.
Highlight the sections you have achieved and use a different colour text to elaborate on what you have done
with your performance.
The top row is COMPULSORY.
You will see * next to some boxes:
** = extension

Genre and style Mood/Purpose of Self Assessment:

Describe the
historical/social/cultural
context (e.g. is this a rock, hip
hop, classical piece? Is the
cultural or social context
important? - anti war message,
representing a different
performance Review own progress, setting
Describe whether the realistic and appropriate targets.
performance is
sad/lively/upbeat. Does it
entertain/relax/express an
opinion or idea/ bring to life a
country, etc) character or
scene/worship/patriotism

Texture/Timbre Structure/Form Dynamics

What instruments were Binary - A-B
selected? (verse/chorus) Use Italian terms when possible.
Why did you choose this Ternary - A-B-A What have you used and how
combination? (verse/chorus/verse) does this change the mood of
How many instruments are Extended Ternary the music?
playing? (AABA) (verse, verse,
Is the melody played on a chorus, verse)
trumpet or plucked on guitar - Rondo (A-B-A-C-A)
how would that make a (verse/chorus/verse/bri
difference? dge/verse)

Melody/Harmony Pitch Technologies

Do you have just a melody or
have you incorporated a
harmony as well? How do you
know this? Why did you do
this?
Was the pitch a consideration in Amplifiers
your performance? Did it have Bluetooth speakers
to be transposed to a different Microphone
key, or did you use a capo? Electric guitar
Apps
Other?

Tonality: Rhythm/Tempo **Chord

Key the piece is written in.
Was there a reason you chose
major or minor?
*n/a if percussion only.
Identify if its 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 time.
How do you know this? How
progressions
does this change the way the Can you identify the chord
music sounds? progressions/cadences in this
piece? Have a look at the last
Did the tempo change two measures and write the
throughout your performance? chords used (e.g. i - iv - v - i). Are
What was the purpose of this? you playing all from memory, or
How did it change the mood of did you write the music/use
the music? chords?
Have you notated your
performance?

Daily Progress Summary

(This MUST be filled in before the end of the lesson we WILL be checking!

Lesson 2/8 Lesson 3/8

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Lesson 6/8 Lesson 7/8

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Lesson 8/8
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Performance Skills and Techniques:

Aural awareness: Hearing that you are in tune and keeping in time.
Clarity: You can be clearly heard.
Confidence: Eye-contact, no giggling, stance.
Preparation: Instruments, equipments, props are ready.
Musicianship: Skill of performance - awareness of everyone else included.
Co-operation: You are not arguing with your group in front of the audience.
Listen to and respect others ideas. Accepting All Sorts
Brief and complete: Think about the beginning, middle and end; but keep the
interest of the audience.

Giving feedback:
Use the vocabulary of the music room to express yourself
Positive and on-point

Key values in the music room:

Accepting and including others
Respect for equipment
Excellence