Having been dropped into the ‘deep end’, students are now given more guidance and structure through a broken-down ‘musical model’ of a song.

This involves giving students a CD which contains:

·         The instrumental and vocal versions of a complete song

·         A variety of riffs and/or rhythms played separately and in combination

The song chosen for this project should be in a popular style that students feel familiar with and can identify with – even if they do not necessarily know or even like the song.

This project also involves making some structured guidance about the song available to the students – for example a worksheet containing the note names of the riffs, guitar tablature, drum rhythms etc.

Modelling Aural Learning is by:

Lucy Green (Institute of Education, University of London) and Abigail D'Amore. Additional online materials (for 'Use Somebody' and 'Hallelujah') by Danny Fisher.

CREDITS

Word Up, performed by Cameo. Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, part of Universal Music Group.