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Leaving Certificate Music

Click here to bring you to Set work resources. This year we will be examined in Set B - Mozart, Berlioz, The Beatles & Raymond Deane. 

Set Works

Minor melody  

Here's a handy video to recap on composing a minor melody! ! 

Strike Day - Work to be covered

Hi Girls! Hope you're enjoying your day off! I'm about to make it even more fun now ;-)

So today I'm going to get you to do a few tasks.

1. Page 30 from your Harmony workbooks - both exercises.

2. 'Notes' book - page 204.
    Here are all the main themes from Un Bal - test yourself! listen to the track numbers listed beside each theme and see if you can complete the missing bars. Then go back to page 199 and check if you got them right!

3. Click on the Set works link above and listen / watch the video of the Whole Movement. Ah, isn't it lovely!

4. Irish traditional Music
    Look at the videos posted below and fall in love with our Irish music tradition. Don't stop until your madly in love!!

Irish Traditional Music

A few links to help you study!

This page covers the basics of Irish music features - Great Essays on here too!


Irish Music
Listen to some trad instruments in action!

Martin Hayes on the Fiddle
&
Liam O'Flynn below on Uileann Pipes
Tommy Hayes on Bodhran


Group performance by The Chieftains and The Corrs
below

Fusion - Here are some videos that show a fusion of styles

Trad & Jazz                             Trad & Classical                      Trad &African music                 Trad & rock

Practicals

Practicals for Leaving Cert will be held after Easter between the 13th & 24th April.
This year our students are opting for 50% examination in Practical.
25% - Technology - inputting music into Musescore
25%  - Group performance including aural rhythm tests.



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