| 00:00 - 00:03 | Sir, the new GCSE music syllabus is in. |
| 00:04 - 00:05 | It covers the entire history of Western classical music |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | From its origins in the plainchant of the Catholic church |
| 00:08 - 00:12 | It covers the compositions of Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven |
| 00:12 - 00:15 | Right through to Post-War Modernism and beyond. |
| 00:17 - 00:19 | Yes, Western Classical music |
| 00:19 - 00:21 | It will constrast well with the Bhangra. |
| 00:24 - 00:26 | Sir, |
| 00:27 - 00:28 | Bhangra |
| 00:31 - 00:33 | Bhangra is not in the new syllabus. |
| 00:34 - 00:36 | Bhangra will not form part of the new music GCSE. |
| 00:53 - 00:58 | Everyone who had no input in the new syllabus. Please leave now. And quickly. |
| 01:13 - 01:15 | Bhangra was the best bit! |
| 01:15 - 01:17 | Bhangra was why everyone took GCSE Music. |
| 01:18 - 01:23 | Everyone would hope for a Bhangra question in the exam. |
| 01:25 - 01:28 | It was the heart of the course. |
| 01:29 - 01:31 | And you have taken that heart and destroyed it. |
| 01:31 - 01:34 | Future generations will not understand this fusion |
| 01:34 - 01:37 | of traditional Punjab and contemporary British music styles |
| 01:37 - 01:40 | created by first and second generation migrants. |
| 01:40 - 01:42 | Sir, there is a still the opportunity to study it at Key Stage 3. |
| 01:42 - 01:46 | But they will not be able to compose in that style in year 10 and 11. |
| 01:46 - 01:48 | Sir, there is still the free composition option. |
| 01:48 - 01:52 | But they will know none of the features of the music. |
| 01:53 - 01:54 | The 4 4 time signature |
| 01:56 - 01:57 | with each crotchet beat divided into three. |
| 01:57 - 02:00 | The chaal rhythms and the fast tempo |
| 02:00 - 02:03 | combined with the use of riffs and the sampled bass lines. |
| 02:04 - 02:08 | The verse-chorus structure and the frequent use of microtonal intervals |
| 02:08 - 02:13 | The usage of string instruments and Indian instruments such as the sitar |
| 02:14 - 02:16 | And the shouts of 'Hoi!' |
| 02:17 - 02:21 | Everyone will just do waltzes for the Area of Study composition. Everyone. |
| 02:27 - 02:29 | It's not just the kids I pity. |
| 02:30 - 02:34 | The teachers. The teachers will have to teach Bach through to Beethoven |
| 02:34 - 02:36 | And miss out on the excitement of bhangra. |
| 02:41 - 02:42 | Waltz isn't even a dance. |
| 02:43 - 02:47 | It's too slow to be danced to. And then there's the rubato! |
| 02:48 - 02:53 | And yet bhangra is the one which is left out of the syllabus. |
| 02:54 - 02:56 | No wonder young people are so confused by music. |
| 02:56 - 02:59 | We tell them waltz is dance music, when it can't be danced to. |
| 03:00 - 03:02 | And then don't explain the fusion of Punjab and contemporary British musics. |
| 03:04 - 03:07 | It's OK, disco is still covered. |
| 03:14 - 03:16 | No more shouts of 'Hoi'. |
| 03:19 - 03:23 | It is incomprehensible, but also too late to save the GCSE. |
| 03:25 - 03:26 | Perhaps A level? |
| 03:31 - 03:33 | It must be able to be slotted in. |
| 03:40 - 03:46 | There must be space. Someone must be able to fit it in. |
| 03:46 - 03:49 | Surely WJEC have not completed their syllabus already? |
| 03:53 - 03:56 | Impossible. |
