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Music Workbook
Semester 2
Content
Rhythm and Metre
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Compound Metre    
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Pitch and Melody
drm sl d’ Major 2nd, minor 3rd, Treble clef letter names
Major 3rd
Middle C on treble staff
Part Work
Canon, Ostinato, Rhythmic Accompaniment,
Partner Songs
Form and Structure
Introduction
Verse Chorus
Tone Colour
Orchestral Families
Saxophone, Timpani
Expressive Elements
p f , Staccato/Legato
Pitch matching
Composition
Task
Written/Aural
Test
Semester 2 Task
d r m Composition
Compose a melody, using drm (GAB) and&, on felt staves
with counters and match sticks. Sing in solfa,
1. Did you use the correct
notes on the staff?
2. Were the stems correct?
3. Have you heard your melody
before or is it original?
4. Did you sing the notes
correctly?
In this task I learnt…
(may refer to: melodic elements, staff
placement, reading from the staff, composition…)
Year 4 Semester 2 Criteria Sheet
ASSESSABLE
ELEMENTS
DESCRIPTORS
A
B
C
D
E
The student work demonstrates evidence of:
Knowledge and
Understanding
Comprehensive
knowledge and
understanding
of the rhythmic
and melodic
elements
selected for
composition as
evidenced by
accurate staff
placement and
correct stem
positions.
Thorough
knowledge and
understanding
of the rhythmic
and melodic
elements
selected for
composition as
evidenced by
accurate staff
placement and
mostly correct
stem positions.
Satisfactory
knowledge and
understanding
of the rhythmic
and melodic
elements
selected for
composition as
evidenced by
mostly accurate
staff placement
and stem
positions.
Variable
knowledge and
understanding
of the rhythmic
and melodic
elements
selected for
composition.
Many notes and
stems incorrect.
Rudimentary
knowledge and
understanding
of the rhythmic
and melodic
elements
selected for
composition.
Little or no
correct notes.
Creating
Insightful and
skilful creation
of a piece of
music that is
different from a
known song,
innovative in
pitch patterning
and with a
strong ending.
Informed and
effective
creation of a
piece of music
that is different
from a known
song, has some
variation in pitch
patterning and
with a strong
ending.
Relevant and
competent
creation of a
piece of music
that has some
pitch patterning
.
Variable
creation of a
piece of music
with some
evidence of
note placement.
Minimal or no
creation of a
piece of music.
Presenting
Controlled
presentation of
composition
with no solfa
errors, accurate
rhythms and
excellent pitch.
Effective
presentation of
composition
with no solfa
errors, mainly
accurate
rhythms and
good pitch.
Credible
presentation of
composition
with some
errors, rhythm
and pitch.
Variable
presentation of
composition
with many
errors, rhythm
and pitch.
Minimal or no
presentation of
composition.
Reflecting
Perceptive
reflection on
learning
Informed
reflection on
learning
Relevant
reflection on
learning
Superficial
reflection on
learning
Cursory
reflection on
learning
Activity 1
Aural Missing Rhythms
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1. Circle the time
signature.
2.Box the double
bar line.
3.Cloud around
the third bar.
4.Star around all
the rests.
Activity 2
Aural
1. M2 m3
2. M2 m3
3. M2 m3
4. M2 m3
5. M2 m3
Create your own song using the notes from the pentatonic scale below this rhythm.
(Move mainly by steps, finish on d, make sure you can sing your composition)
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Write it on the staff below – d is on G, the second line.
Activity 3
Aural
For Assessment…
Create your own song using the notes from the pentatonic scale below this rhythm.
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Write it on the staff below and perform on glockenspiel
Activity 4
Aural
WOODWIND FAMILY - SAXOPHONE
The Saxophone is a single-reed woodwind
instruments ranging from soprano to bass and
characterized by a conical metal tube and finger
keys.
PERCUSSION FAMILY -
TIMPANI
Timpani, or
Percussion
consist of a
over a large
copper.
kettledrums, are in the
family. A type of drum, they
skin called a head stretched
bowl traditionally made of
Activity 5
Aural - Spot the difference
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Imperial March – John Williams
Born February 8, 1932, John Williams is an
American composer, conductor and pianist. He is
considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all
time.He has written music for many movies including:
Jurassic Park, ET, Harry Potter, Jaws, Indiana Jones,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds,
and so many more.
In Compound Metre, two uneven sounds on one beat where
the long one is first is:
When the first sound is shorter, the rhythm is:
Activity 6
Aural
Ledger line – middle C
A ledger line is used to notate pitches above or below the lines and spaces of
the regular staff. A line slightly longer than the note head is drawn parallel to
the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distance as the lines within the
staff. This is middle C on the staff.
C on the piano is to the left of the two black keys.
Activity 7
Aural Create the ending
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Write these notes on the staff as minims.
Make sure your stems are correct!
A
B
C
Activity 8
Aural- Spot the Difference
E
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Add bar lines to Dinah
Major 3rd
A Major 3rd is an interval that encompasses 3 staff positions (4 semitones).
In solfa, d to m is a Major 3rd apart.
Activity 9
1. m3 M3
2. m3 M3
Aural
What do these terms mean?
Piano
Forte
Ostinato
Legato
Staccato
3. m3 M3
4. m3 M3
5. m3 M3
Activity 10
Aural - Create the Ending
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d’ l
s m s
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Draw a:
Treble Clef
Two tied crotchets
Activity 11
Aural – Create your own Rhythmic pattern
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Copy the pentatonic scale. do is on G.
Activity 12
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Compose a 4 bar 2 part rhythm in simple metre
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Activity 13
Aural
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Add time signatures
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Activity 14
Aural
Write the letternames under the staff, and added stems to
make these semibreves into minims.
Colour the Mandala
Crotchets – Pink
Minims – Yellow
Quavers – Red
Semiquavers – Orange
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Jar of Jellybeans! Colour the picture as follows:
Crotchets = purple Quavers = yellow Minims = blue
Semiquavers = green
Imperial March – John Williams
Glossary
 Tie - a curved line connecting two notes of the same
pitch. Tied notes are held for the length of both notes.
 Canon – A piece of music where one voice repeats the
part of another, throughout the whole piece. It is
singing the same song starting at different times.
 Partner Songs - Two different songs, that have a
similar harmonic structure so that they may be sung
together.
 Introduction – The beginning of a piece of music.
 Ostinato – A repeated rhythmic or melodic pattern.
 Accompaniment - The art of playing along with an
instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, in a
supporting manner.
 Piano – soft
 Forte – loud
 Staccato – short and detached
 Legato – smooth and connected
Focus Song
Woodwind Instruments
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