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Composer of the week

Monday 18th January 2021

Get comfortable and listen carefully to this piece of music. What do you notice? Which instrument can you hear? When do you think this was composed? Have you heard music like it before? Do you know what this style of music is called?

Tuesday 19th January 2021

Click here to come and have a closer listen to some more of Scott Joplin's compositions and see if you can identify some features of ragtime music.

Scott Joplin Tuesday 19th January 2021.pdf

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Click here to listen closely to one of Scott Joplin's well known compositions and see if you can identify the different sections of it. Please ignore the date on the video! I only noticed I had put the wrong one on after I had recorded it!

You can print off these listening maps for Wednesday or draw one on a piece of plain paper.

Listening maps.pdf

Thursday 21st January 2021

Come and find out about why there was a revival of Scott Joplin's music long after his death in the 1970s. Click on the PDF below to access the session.

Scott Joplin Thursday 21st January 2021.pdf

Friday 22nd January 2021

Click here for Friday's video We are creating another listening map today. This time it is for The Entertainer, so get ready to listen very carefully!