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Year 7Music revision
Your music exam will be next lesson. It will be a listening exam, where you are played music and
asked questions about them. It will cover all the topics you have done this year, plus some general music
questions.
There is a copy of this powerpoint on
misswerrysclasses.com Use it to revise!
The Elements of MusicContrastContrast ElementElement
PitchPitch
DurationDuration
Tempo Tempo
DynamicsDynamics
TimbreTimbre
TextureTexture
StructureStructure
SILENCE!
…all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these!
The Elements of MusicContrastContrast ElementElement
High/lowHigh/low PitchPitch
Long/shortLong/short DurationDuration
Fast/slowFast/slow Tempo Tempo
Loud/softLoud/soft DynamicsDynamics
Tone colourTone colour TimbreTimbre
Thick/thinThick/thin TextureTexture
The overall planThe overall plan StructureStructure
SILENCE!
…all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these!
Can you identify each part of the kit?Can you identify each part of the kit?
AABB CC
DD
EE
FF
1: Snare2: Kick/bass drum3: Hi-hat4: Ride5: Crash6: Toms
Can you identify each part of the kit?Can you identify each part of the kit?tom
stom
sride
ride
crash
crashHi-hat
Hi-hatsnar
esnar
e
Kick/bassKick/bass
What are the different families of instruments?
What are the different families of instruments?
Which family does this instrument belong to?
• Why?
Which family does this instrument belong to?
• The saxophone is a woodwind instrument – even though it is made of metal.
• This is because it has a reed, just like a clarinet.
What type of instrument is the piano?
What type of instrument is the piano?
The piano is a percussion instrument, because the hammers hit the strings.
Basic music theory: rhythm and time signatures
Basic music theory: rhythmName Symbol How many
beats?
2 quavers:
Basic music theory: rhythmName Symbol How many
beats?
Crotchet 1
Minim 2
Semibreve 4
Quaver ½ each
Rest 1
2 quavers:
Musical Instruments
All instruments have a different timbre.
You will need to be able to tell certain instruments apart in your exam.
Watch the following videos to see what the different instruments sound like…
String FamilyWoodwind Family
Brass FamilyPercussion Family
See this video for types of Guitar
Chords
Remember the 3 chord mashup project? This was based around Next To Me and the 3 chords that repeated
over and over.
What is a chord?Here is a chord. This example is a C chord
(because it starts on C).
If you play any two (or more)
notes together, you have made a
chord.
Why do we use chords?
• They create harmony. – This is when two notes play together to
create a thicker texture and (usually) a pleasant sounding backing.
The next video shows
a guitar playing lots of different
chords:
• Have a look on the next slide to see how chords can accompany any instrument. In modern music are nearly always used to accompany singers:
Start watching from 40 secs in…
See this video for an example of singers alone.
If the singers are just on their own with no instruments, they
are singing a cappella
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