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GFS Music
Year 7
Revision Guide
2016
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Tempo
Rhythm
Dynamics
Pitch
Texture
Timbre
Dynamics
Tempo
How can I adjust the
dynamics?
Think about the speed...
1. What dynamic will you
start at?
1. Is your tempo going to
be fast or slow?
2. What dynamics will
you finish with?
3. Will there be any
change in the middle?
2. Is it going to remain
constant or is it going to
change?
Rhythm
Pitch
Long and short....
How low or how high...?
1. Can you make any of
the words last longer or
shorter?
1. Can you change the
pitch of any of the
notes?
2. Are you doing this
without changing the
speed of the song?
2. Can you play different
pitches at the same time
with different players?
Timbre
What sounds are you
using?
1. Can you play the music
in a different way? Other
instruments?
2. Can you describe the
way you are playing the
song?
Texture
Think about layers...
1. How many different
parts are playing at the
same time?
2. Are you going to add
different parts later on?
Listen to:
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Music: The Rite of Spring
What is it about?
The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral concert piece.
The music introduces the new spring season. Several people perform rituals
celebrating the new season of spring. The people have to choose and person to
sacrifice because of the new spring season. A young girl is chosen as a
sacrificial victim and dances herself to death.
Element
Dynamics
Tempo
Pitch
Texture
Articulation
Rhythm
How did the
music start?
Did the music
change?
Why has the
composer done this?
REST
semi-breve - 4 beats
Minim - 2 beats
Crotchet - 1 beat
Quaver - ½ beat
Semi-quaver - ¼ beat
Practice:
Graphic Notation: Notice the subtle change!
Listen to Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C
‘Jupiter’.
Describe how Mozart has used the musical
elements.
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Texture
Harmony
Instrumentation
The piece is quite presto to begin
with.
Tempo
The texture is monophonic at the
start.
The violins then quickly change to
a legato articulation.
Dynamics
The piece is in a major key.
There is a slight rallentando at the
end.
Articulation
This piece is played by an
orchestra.
There is a question and answer
style homophonic texture. The
Brass plays the first idea and then
violins answer.
Texture
The articulation is staccato at the
start.
The dynamics are forte at the
start.
Harmony
The piece is in a minor key.
The violins then quickly change to
piano.
This piece is played by a string
quartet.
Instrumentation
Tempo
The piece of music was written by Mozart.
The piece is quite presto to begin
with.
Describe how Mozart has used the musical elements.
The piece is quite presto to begin with. There is a
slight rallentando at the end.
The dynamics are forte at the start. The violins
then quickly change to piano.
The articulation is staccato at the start. The
violins then quickly change to a legato
articulation.
There is a slight rallentando at the
end.
Dynamics
The violins then quickly change to
piano.
The dynamics are forte at the
start.
Articulation
The articulation is staccato at the
start.
The violins then quickly change to
a legato articulation.
Texture
There is a question and answer style
homophonic texture. The Brass plays the first
idea and then violins answer.
There is a question and answer
style homophonic texture. The
Brass plays the first idea and then
violins answer.
Harmony
The piece is in a major key.
The piece is in a major key.
This piece is played by an orchestra.
Instrumentation
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This piece is played by an
orchestra.
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