Episodes
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Year 9 Musicals Podcast 4: The Lion King
An introduction to music in The Lion King, with a commentary of its western and African influences. 5 traits of African music are identified: repetition, improvisation, polyphony, syncopation and call and response.
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Year 9 Musicals Podcast 3: West Side Story
A brief re-cap on the two musicals studied so far, and an introduction to the story of West Side Story, its themes, with a focus on its music; mainly the use of polyphonic texture in the song, 'Cool', and the use of the tritone (or augmented 4th) in the song, 'Maria'.
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Year 9 Musicals Podcast 2: Hairspray
A brief quiz on last week's 'Singin in the Rain', and an introduction to this week's musical: "Hairspray". Includes background information on the setting of the film, storyline overview, and a brief discussion of the style of music in the film, and some of the technical aspects of the music.
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Year 9 Musicals Podcast 1: Introduction and Singin' in the Rain
An introduction to the Musical Theatre unit studied at Emerald Secondary College in year 9 music. What exactly is a musical? The difference between stage musicals and musicals written for screen. An introduction to the first musical studied in class and widely acclaimed 'greatest musical ever...