FLAMENCO MUSIC Project

Flamenco Music is one of the most interesting, fun, and exciting styles of Music that young musicians can be inspired by, and this Teaching and Learning Pack will give you absolutely everything you need… and more!

Ideal for Year 8s and 9s in the UK and Grades 7-8 in the US and Australia, this project is fully resourced and would easily accommodate 2.5 hours of activities. In this download, you will receive:

1 x Starter Word Search introducing key words associated with Flamenco (Literacy)
1 x 4-page worksheet with 10 separate tasks covering the whole range of listening, composing, and performing skills
1 x 4.5-minute annotated video demonstrating the characteristics of the Flamenco genre
1 x 17-Slide PowerPoint with Objectives, Outcomes, Answers for tasks to enable easy marking, and MUCH more
1 x Main task focusing on group performance in the form of a Canon in the Flamenco style with a Ground Bass (composed by myself)
3 x MP3 files demonstrating the Canon, the Ground Bass, and a modeling of the whole performance
1 x Bull-fighting fact sheet for you to incorporate a short ethical debate should you wish (PHSCE)
1 x Crossword for homework to recap key words relating to Flamenco (Numeracy)

The tasks that are set throughout the lesson are broad, well-structured, and well-supported. Topics include: notation skills; knowledge of instruments; contextual knowledge; how to create scales with numeric patterns; composing using a scale; appraising one’s own and others’ work; performing; analysing.

I really hope that you will enjoy my resources and find them useful. I pride myself on the quality of the resources that I publish, and I welcome feedback and enquiries from all of my colleague-customers across the world. I can be contacted directly at rainynightmusic@hotmail.com and I would be delighted to hear from you. Thank you for considering this resource for your classroom.