CBBC's Martin Dougan on Handel's Zadok the Priest | Music - Play On

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Martin Dougan from CBBC's 'Newsround' highlights his passion for 'Zadok the Priest' by George Frideric Handel. Subscribe for more Music clips from BBC Teach every Monday: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Martin Dougan from CBBC's 'Newsround' highlights his passion for 'Zadok the Priest' by George Frideric Handel. He talks about why it is his favourite piece of classical music and why he loves music of this genre. Martin explains the historical background of the 'Zadok the Priest' and why he feels that it is relevant to him. This clip is from the BBC series Play On, which takes viewers on a wonderful adventure into the worlds of the some of the best classical music ever composed and performed. The real and animated worlds collide to suggest the wonder that's contained within the stunning pieces of music, as celebrity presenters let us into their personal thoughts on classical music and the vivid pictures painted by their imaginations as they listen to their favourite composition. Through the course of the series, we learn how these celebrities discovered classical music and the journeys that the music takes them on. From Modest Mussorgsky's cinematic Night on the Bare Mountain, to the majesty of Sergei Prokofiev's Dance of the Knight, the series touches on the huge range of wonderful pieces within the genre available to young people and encourages viewers to explore and develop their own taste in classical music while letting their own imaginations run wild when listening. For more clips from Plan On: http://bit.ly/BBCTeachPlayOn For our Music playlist: http://bit.ly/BBCTeachMusic For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p01c9jm8. ===================== Teaching Music? Martin Dougan explains how this celebratory, anthemic piece creates its effect by using specific musical devices, which he identifies. Use this as a basis for some analysis of other music written for special events. What are the musical features that makes a given piece of music suitable for the event it is supporting? The class could compose their own music for a coronation, discussing arpeggios, chords and a descending bass line as the main ideas. They should structure the piece with a quiet beginning, building up gradually until the crescendo is reached then full chords with bold and powerful percussion. It could be useful to ask pupils to choose their favourite piece of music and describe where they are when they hear the music - what colours they see and how they are feeling. They could explore the links between classical music and sporting events. This clip is useful to encourage viewers to explore and develop their own taste in classical music and to highlight the huge range of classical listening experiences available to young people. This clip will be relevant for teaching Music. This topic appears in KS2 and KS3 in England and Wales, and 2nd level in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Look out for more clips released every day on BBC Teach: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature