Summer term 2012

This term, you start off by having a choice of tasks. You can either write a composition as a group, or you can work on a new cover version of a song.

Cover


This should be a song that you all know, and one that you can play. You need to work independently as a group, putting the whole song together. You will be blogging about your progress, so that we can see week to week what you are achieving.
If you choose this, you must

• Reflect on success and failure in the year so far, learning from the performances you have already completed
• Work in a planned and organsed way - today you must blog about your plan for the half term.
• Choose your song today
• You will be assessed on the quality of your playing, and the quality of your performance.

Song writing

Here, you are writing a song. You should

• Have the structure - Intro, Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2, bridge, Verse 3, Chorus 3, outro/ending
• Write your own lyrics, or choose from those below. If using these, adapt to fit the structure.
• Think about the instruments you are using, and select carefully.
• Listen to some tracks in the style you will write your song, to get ideas. How are the instruments used? Do they play all the time? What music/riff is repeated?
• Chords - you need to use the following chords in your song. Research how to play them this week or next.
• Verse - C major (GCE), G major (GBD), A minor (ACE), F major (FAC)
• Chorus - G major (GBD), E minor (EGB), F Major (FAC) F Major again

You need to blog about your progress every week as a group, so we can see how you are getting on.

Here are some lyrics

Lyrics for Compositions Many thanks to Miss Glover..!