KS3/4/5: Bach's Christmas Oratorio & Christmas No.1s Edexcel AS or alternatively – given their

or alternatively – given their thematic nature – as an introduction to the themes of the play

dance and music

To enable students to recognise and change their own voice and speech characteristics

should already have introduced them to creating and manipulating musical ideas

This scheme of work has been developed to approach abstract theatre in a structured way

KS3/4/5: Bach's Christmas Oratorio & Christmas No.1s Edexcel AS or alternatively – given theirThis article will take a look at two contrasting examples of Christmas music 250 years apart. In the first section, primarily aimed at KS5 students, we will explore Bachs Christmas Oratorio, in particular how he and his librettist combined Biblical passages, Lutheran chorales and newly written text to create a varied but highly unified dramatic and musical structure. An associated extension activity will focus on arranging and elaborating chorales for