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GFS Music Year 7 Revision Guide 2016 gfs-music.com 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 /8 This piece is played by an orchestra. Notes of the Stave Tones and Semitones Major Key T T S T T T Minor Key T s T T s T