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Use it to revise!. Year 7 Music 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.
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Use it to revise! 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.
…all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these! The Elements of Music SILENCE!
…all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these! The Elements of Music SILENCE!
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. Which family does this instrument belong to?
What type of instrument is the piano? The piano is a percussion instrument, because the hammers hit the strings.
Basic music theory: rhythm 2 quavers:
Basic music theory: rhythm 2 quavers:
Musical Instruments All instruments have a different timbre. You will need to be able to tell certain instruments apart in your exam. Listen to the following videos to see what the different instruments sound like…
String Family http://youtu.be/RxFNHeXKmrY
Woodwind Family http://youtu.be/7OjqeyOvC1c
Brass Family http://youtu.be/2EvgkO_bwQA
Percussion Family http://youtu.be/nrmCbsM6eyk
Types of Guitar http://youtu.be/q-vzMLYsogs
Chords Remember the 4 Chords project? This was based around 4 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. http://youtu.be/qAlyjGrThGo • This video shows a guitar playing lots of different chords:
http://youtu.be/qAlyjGrThGo Start watching from 40 secs in… • Chords can accompany any instrument but in modern music are nearly always used to accompany singers: • If the singers are just on their own with no instruments, they are singing a cappella: http://youtu.be/sp7PS_UN8Lo