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Name:_______________
Class:___________
Music Workbook
Semester 2
Content
Rhythm and Metre
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Compound Metre        Anacrusis
Pitch and Melody
s, l, drm sl d’
La Pentatonic
m3rd M2nd M3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th
All note names on treble staff F# B 
Bass Clef
Part Work
Canon, Partner Songs , Tonic Dominant accompaniments,
ostinato, Partner Songs
Form and Structure
Ternary, Binary and Rondo Form
First and Second Time Endings, Da capo al fine
Dal segno
Tone Colour
All Orchestral Instruments, Instruments - other cultures
Expressive Elements
p pp mp f ff mf pause Crescendo, Decrescendo, Accent
Staccato, Legato
Pitch matching Composition
Task
Written/Aural
Test
Semester 2 Task
La Pentatonic
Exercise
Task: Sing and play a memorised la pentatonic exercise on a melodic instrument.
Performance may be structured in different ways. E.g. Sing and play together;
sing first, then play; sing, then play while singing an ostinato, add an
introduction or coda, add an accompaniment…
1. Did you perform the exercise accurately?
2. How did you structure your performance?
3. What expressive elements did you use?
In this task I learnt…
(may refer to: la pentatonic scale and
intervals, performance, form and structure, expressive elements, personal
learning style)
Year 7 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 rhythmic,
melodic and
expressive
elements within
the exercise.
Thorough
knowledge and
understanding
of rhythmic and
melodic
elements within
the exercise.
Satisfactory
knowledge and
understanding
of rhythmic and
melodic
elements within
the exercise.
Variable
knowledge and
understanding
of rhythmic and
melodic
elements within
the exercise.
Rudimentary
knowledge and
understanding
of rhythmic and
melodic
elements within
the exercise.
Creating
(Optional)
Insightful and
skilful
arrangement of
a piece of music
which shows
evidence of
form, an
introduction of
original ideas, a
strong
connection
between
sections and
the addition of
expressive
elements.
Sings and plays
accurately and
with creative
nuance, style
and dynamics
without teacher
or peer input.
Informed and
effective
arrangement of
a piece of music
which shows
evidence of
form, an
introduction of
original ideas, a
connection
between
sections and
some
expressive
elements.
Relevant and
competent
arrangement of
a piece of music
which shows
some form, and
a connection
between
sections.
Variable
arrangement of
a piece of music
with little or no
form or
connection
between
sections.
Minimal or no
arrangement of
a piece of
music.
Sings and plays
accurately with
some evidence
of dynamics.
Singing and
Playing mostly
accurate.
Sings and plays
with many
inaccuracies.
Minimal or
unfinished
performance.
Perceptive
reflection on
learning with
reference to list
questions.
Informed
reflection on
learning with
reference to list
questions.
Relevant
reflection on
learning with
reference to list
questions.
Superficial
reflection on
learning with
reference to list
questions.
Cursory or no
reflection on
learning with
reference to list
questions.
Presenting
Reflecting /
Responding
Activity 1
Aural Missing Rhythms
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Circle to time signature.
What is the top number? ____ What does it mean?______________________
What is the bottom number?____ What does it mean?___________________
How many bars in this song? _____
Circle two consecutive notes that are a Major 2nd apart.
Activity 2
Aural
1. M2 m3
2. m3 M3
3.P4 M3
4. P5 M3
5.P4 P5
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 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
List the four orchestral family and two instruments from each group.
Family
Instrument
Instrument
Activity 5
Aural - Spot the difference
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Gustav Theodore Holst
Born in England 1874 - 1934
Composer, arranger and teacher.
Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets. (Op. 32)
The suite has seven movements, each named after a
planet and its corresponding astrological character
(see Planets in astrology):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Mars, the Bringer of War
Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Uranus, the Magician
Neptune, the Mystic
Activity 6
Aural
Bass Clef
Also called the F Clef, the curly bit in the middle wraps
around the note F, with that F line passing through the 2
dots.
Activity 7
Aural Create the ending
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Write these notes on the staff as minims.
Make sure your stems are correct!
Low D
Middle C
F#
B
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Activity 8
Aural- Spot the Difference
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Add Time Signatures
Activity 9
Aural
1. P4 P5
2. P4 P5
3. P4 P5
4. P4 P5
5.P4 P5
What do these terms mean?
Decrescendo
Crescendo
Fortissimo
Pianissimo
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Piano
Legato
Staccato
Activity 10
Aural - Create the Ending
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s
l
d’ l
s m s
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Write the la pentatonic scale starting on D
Activity 11
Aural – Create your own Rhythmic pattern
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1. Write in the Rhythmic pattern of the rhyme
2. Create a melody by writing in solfa.
No more
school,
No more
books,
No more
teacher’s
dirty
looks.
Rhythm
Solfa
Letter
Names
3. Write it on the staff
Activity 12
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Add bar lines
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Activity 13
Aural
Read and Play
1.
2.
3.
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Activity 14
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Aural
On the staff, write an F sharp and a B flat
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Pink
- Orange
- Yellow
- Brown
- Purple
Colour the Mandala
Crotchets – Red
Minims – Green
Quavers – Blue
Semiquavers – Yellow
www.crescendo.com.au
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 - is the art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or
ensemble, in a supporting manner.
 Piano – soft
 Mezzo Piano – moderately soft
 Pianissimo – very soft
 Forte – loud or strong
 Mezzo Forte – moderately loud
 Fortissimo - very loud
 Staccato – short and detached
 Legato – smooth and connected
 Crescendo – gradually getting louder
 Decrescendo – gradually getting softer
 Anacrusis – the note or sequence of notes which precedes the first beat in a bar. There is a
corresponding number of beats missing from the music's final bar.
 Ternary Form – a musical structure consisting of two contrasting sections followed by a
repetition of the first (ABA). Often, the first section is repeated (AABA).
 Binary Form – a musical structure with two sections (AB); each section is often repeated
(AABB).
 Rondo Form – a musical structure with a recurring theme alternating with different sections
(ABACADAEA) or (ABACABA).
 Accent – an emphasis placed on a particular note.
 Dal Segno – D.S. is a navigation marker. instructs a musician to repeat a passage starting
from the sign.
 D.S. al coda instructs the musician to repeat back to the sign, and when Al coda
or To coda is reached jump to the coda symbol.
 D.S. al fine instructs the musician to repeat back to the sign, and end the piece at the
measure marked fine.)
 Pause – also known as a fermata indicates that the note should be sustained for longer than
its note value would indicate.
Cloudy Day
Colour the Clouds according to the interval
Major 2nd – Red
Perfect 4th - Yellow
minor 3rd - Blue
Perfect 5th - Purple
Major 3rd - Green
Perfect Octave - Orange