Mega Music Publisher
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Mega Music Publisher
Germany's innovative new publisher combining educational music publishing and music technology, transforming how music is composed, published, taught, learned, and performed.
© 2018 by Rainer Langhans & Marcel Langhans.
Lesson 1
Introduction to Music Notation
IMPACT IGCSE STUDENT RESOURCES
A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO LISTENING, PERFORMING, COMPOSING & MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING
LISTEN & ANALYSE
Develop your listening skills by identifying musical features, instruments, textures, structures and styles in a wide range of music.
PERFORM & DEVELOP
Build accuracy, fluency, expression and musical communication through solo and ensemble performance.
COMPOSE & CREATE
Develop musical ideas into complete compositions using melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, texture and appropriate notation.
THEORY & CONTEXT
Strengthen your understanding of notation, scales, keys, chords, intervals, musical terms, instruments, styles and historical context.
YEAR 10
Build the core skills required for IGCSE Music through listening, score reading, performance and composition. Explore a wide range of musical styles and traditions while developing increasingly independent analytical, practical and creative work.
0 — IGCSE Introduction & Diagnostic
Understand the three IGCSE components and identify current strengths and areas for development in listening, performing and composing.
1 — Take Five — Listening & Musical Language
Introduce IGCSE listening through Take Five, developing recognition of metre, melody, texture, form and jazz style while applying 5/4 metre in practical ensemble work.
2 — Core Notation & Theory
Consolidate clefs, note values, rests, metre, score navigation, scales and intervals for confident IGCSE score reading.
3 — Harmony Foundations
Develop understanding of triads, inversions, primary chords and cadences and apply them in short harmonic writing.
4 — Introduction to Baroque Music
Recognise the instrumentation, texture, continuo, ornamentation and stylistic characteristics of Baroque music.
5 — Vivaldi: Spring — Thematic Material
Explore ritornello form, solo and tutti contrast, sequence, articulation, texture and harmony in Vivaldi’s Spring.
6 — Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 — Concerto Grosso and Ritornello Form
Explore concertino and ripieno contrast, ritornello form, imitation, sequence, polyphonic texture and the virtuosic role of the harpsichord in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
7 — Bach: Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 — Fugue & Imitation
Explore subject and answer, successive fugal entries, imitation, polyphonic texture, episodes and sequence, and examine how Bach develops a single musical idea throughout the fugue.
8 — Baroque Music — Consolidation
Secure key Baroque terminology and recognise its characteristic musical features independently by ear and from a score.
9 — Introduction to Classical Music
Recognise Classical phrasing, instrumentation, texture, balance and formal organisation.
10 — Mozart K.452 — Phrase & Harmony
Explore periodic phrasing, antecedent and consequent phrases, cadences and harmonic organisation in Mozart’s Quintet K.452.
11 — Mozart K.452 — Form & Thematic Contrast
Identify themes, contrast and structural organisation and learn how motifs are developed through repetition, sequence and variation.
12 — Classical Harmony & Keys
Develop understanding of tonic and dominant relationships, modulation, cadences and key relationships in Classical music.
13 — Classical Music — Application
Apply Classical style knowledge to unfamiliar listening and score-based questions involving keys, intervals, chords, cadences and texture.
14 — Baroque & Classical Comparison
Compare the musical language, instrumentation, texture, harmony and structure of Baroque and Classical music.
15 — Listening, Performing & Composing Review
Review progress across the three IGCSE components and identify specific areas for further development.
16 — Year 10 Progress Check
Demonstrate developing listening, performance and composition skills and establish individual targets for the next stage of the course.
17 — From Classical to Romantic
Explore how Romantic composers expanded orchestration, harmony, chromaticism, dynamics and musical expression.
18 — Smetana: Vltava — Programme Music
Explore how Smetana uses themes, orchestration and tone colour to represent ideas and events through music.
19 — Smetana: Vltava — Development & Structure
Analyse thematic transformation, chromaticism, modulation, texture and large-scale structure in Vltava.
20 — Music and Words — Art Song
Explore relationships between words and music through melody, accompaniment, syllabic and melismatic setting and expression.
21 — Music and Words — Vocal Styles
Compare choral music, popular song and musical theatre through vocal writing, texture, structure and expressive communication.
22 — Developing Composition
Develop an initial musical idea into a coherent composition through structure, harmony, contrast and effective use of medium.
23 — Composition & Performance Targets
Evaluate current composition and performance work and establish clear musical and technical priorities for further development.
24 — Introduction to Music for Dance
Explore how metre, rhythm, groove, tempo and musical structure support different forms of dance.
25 — Tango
Recognise and apply characteristic Tango rhythm, instrumentation, articulation and expressive style.
26 — Salsa
Explore clave, syncopation, percussion, bass patterns and layered textures characteristic of Salsa.
27 — Electronic Dance Music
Explore loops, ostinatos, layering, timbre, effects, technology and structure in EDM.
28 — Comparing Dance Styles
Compare Tango, Salsa and EDM using precise evidence about rhythm, metre, instrumentation, texture and structure.
29 — Music for Small Ensemble
Explore how instrumentation, texture, improvisation and ensemble roles vary across different musical traditions.
30 — Chinese Silk and Bamboo Music
Recognise characteristic instruments, heterophonic texture and melodic organisation in Jiangnan Sizhu music.
31 — Hindustani Classical Music
Explore raga, tala, drone, improvisation and the roles of performers in Hindustani classical music.
32 — Arab Takht
Explore the instruments, melodic organisation, ornamentation, texture and ensemble roles of the Arab takht tradition.
33 — Comparing World Music Traditions
Compare instrumentation, texture, rhythm and improvisation across contrasting small-ensemble traditions.
34 — Composition 1 Development
Develop a sustained original composition through stronger structure, contrast, harmony, instrumentation and notation.
35 — Performance Development
Evaluate solo and ensemble performance against IGCSE criteria and identify repertoire and technical priorities for Year 11.
36 — Year 10 Consolidation
Consolidate listening knowledge across the Areas of Study while reviewing composition, performance and individual Year 11 targets.
YEAR 11
Complete and refine your performing and composing coursework while consolidating knowledge across all IGCSE Areas of Study. Develop greater independence in analytical listening, score reading and examination technique as you prepare for the final Listening paper.
37 — Year 11 Diagnostic & Coursework Review
Review listening knowledge, performance progress and Composition 1 to establish priorities for the final year.
38 — Introduction to Music for Stage & Screen
Explore how music supports narrative, movement, atmosphere, character and dramatic action in ballet, film and video games.
39 — Film Music
Analyse leitmotif, orchestration, harmony, texture and thematic development and apply these techniques to music for moving image.
40 — Video-Game Music
Explore looping, adaptive structure, timbre and technology and consider how music responds to interactive media.
41 — Ballet & Stage Music
Explore how rhythm, movement, character and thematic transformation support dramatic and choreographic action.
42 — Baroque, Classical & Romantic Retrieval
Consolidate recognition and comparison of the principal stylistic features of the three major Western historical periods.
43 — Music and Words & Dance Retrieval
Apply listening knowledge to unfamiliar extracts from Music and Words and Music for Dance.
44 — Small Ensemble & Stage and Screen Retrieval
Consolidate recognition of world ensemble traditions and music written for stage, film and interactive media.
45 — Examination Technique I
Develop concise examination responses using command words, accurate terminology and efficient score navigation.
46 — Examination Technique II
Strengthen score-based skills involving keys, intervals, chords, cadences and other theoretical features.
47 — Composition 2 — Brief & Ideas
Respond to a chosen brief by generating suitable musical ideas and establishing an appropriate medium and structure.
48 — Composition 2 — Development
Extend and refine initial ideas through contrast, development, harmony, texture and effective use of instruments or voices.
49 — Performance Finalisation
Refine solo and ensemble repertoire through targeted work on accuracy, fluency, technique, style and musical communication.
50 — Coursework Development
Bring performance and composition work towards completion through focused rehearsal, editing, recording and evaluation.
51 — Mock Coursework Assessment
Evaluate performing and composing against the IGCSE criteria and identify the final improvements required before submission.
52 — Listening Mock & Intervention
Complete a timed listening assessment and use the results to identify specific theory, aural and stylistic gaps.
53 — Coursework Review
Audit performance and composition progress and establish a clear timetable for completing all remaining coursework.
54 — Coursework Audit
Check the status of solo performance, ensemble performance and both compositions and prioritise any unfinished work.
55 — Performance Refinement
Use mock recordings and feedback to improve technical control, stylistic accuracy, expression and overall performance quality.
56 — Composition 1 — Completion
Finalise structure, compositional technique, notation and recording so Composition 1 is ready for submission.
57 — Composition 2 — Refinement
Refine musical ideas, structure, use of medium and documentation to bring Composition 2 to final submission standard.
58 — Final Coursework Production
Complete final performance recordings, composition revisions and all supporting documentation.
59 — Coursework Submission Readiness
Check durations, recordings, scores, commentary and file organisation to ensure all coursework meets submission requirements.
60 — Final Coursework Checks & Listening Mock
Complete final coursework checks while using a full listening assessment to identify priorities for examination preparation.
61 — Diagnostic Listening Paper
Use a mixed listening paper to identify individual strengths and weaker areas before final examination revision begins.
62 — Baroque, Classical & Romantic Revision
Retrieve stylistic knowledge and practise applying it rapidly to unfamiliar recordings and score-based questions.
63 — Focused Aural Skills
Strengthen weaker aural skills through targeted listening, correction and repeated recognition practice.
64 — Music and Words & Dance Revision
Consolidate the characteristic musical features of vocal music and contrasting dance traditions through examination-style listening.
65 — Small Ensemble & Stage and Screen Revision
Review instrumentation, texture, cultural context, technology and stylistic features across these Areas of Study.
66 — Theory Under Timed Conditions
Practise recognising keys, scales, intervals, chords and cadences quickly and accurately within examination conditions.
67 — Score Reading & Transposition
Develop confidence in notation, score navigation, melodic and rhythmic completion and transposition.
68 — Full Past-Paper Practice
Apply listening, theory, score-reading and analytical skills independently under full examination conditions.
69 — Mock Examination & Feedback
Complete a full mock examination and use detailed feedback to target the final areas requiring improvement.
70 — Targeted Examination Preparation
Focus final revision on individual gaps through past papers, retrieval practice and precise evidence-based listening responses.
MUSIC BOOKS & RESOURCES
These resources support your IGCSE Music studies through theory, notation, listening, score reading, performance and composition. Use them alongside your classroom work to strengthen musical understanding and independent study.
MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS
Core theory, notation, rhythm, scales, intervals, dynamics and musical terminology.
LISTENING & MUSIC HISTORY READING
A chronological guide to Western classical music, from early chant and medieval polyphony to the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and modern periods. Explore key composers, styles, forms and instruments.