NATIONAL 5 PRELIM REVISION LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify and

NATIONAL 5 PRELIM REVISION LEARNING OUTCOMES • Identify and distinguish between music concepts in excerpts of music • Identify and understand the meaning of music signs, symbols and terms

STYLES & FORMS l l l l BAROQUE Harpsichord, Strings, Recorders CLASSICAL Alberti Bass, Strings, ROMANTIC Expression, Rubato Give 2 reasons for ATONAL C 20 th, no key each concept as to JAZZ Syncopation, Swing, Scat why you would know Tabla, Sitar INDIAN you were listening to Syncopation, Vamp, Piano RAGTIME that particular style LATIN AMERICAN Syncopation, Percussion

l STYLES l l l l LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING EXCERPTS OF MUSIC AND IDENTIFY THE STYLE BAROQUE CLASSICAL ROMANTIC ATONAL JAZZ INDIAN RAGTIME LATIN AMERICAN 1 2 3 4 5 Give 2 reasons for your answer

INSTRUMENTAL CONSIDER ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS…… THERE MAY BE MORE THAN 1 POSSIBLE ANSWER. What is the technique heard by the trumpets? Name the string playing technique? Rolling your R’s • ARCO With bow • FLUTTER TONGUING • PIZZICATO • FANFARE Plucked • DOUBLE STOPPING Trumpet flourish 2 or more notes CAN YOU EXPLAIN THESE 5 CONCEPTS?

INSTRUMENTAL l WATCH THE MGM OVERTURE AND LISTEN OUT FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT PLAYING TECHNIQUES

CONCERTO OR SYMPHONY l Can you remember the difference between a concerto & symphony? Solo instrument accompanied by orchestra CADENZA The section within a concerto where the orchestra stops playing and the soloist shows off Work for orchestra Are you listening to a symphony or concerto? Name the solo instrument of a concerto 1 2 3 4 5

VOCAL A solo song Singing the same notes One note per syllable ARIA OR RECITATIVE Rhythm of speech l UNISON OR HARMONY Singing different notes SYLLABIC OR MELISMATIC l l Many notes per syllable DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF CONCEPTS IN THE BOX ABOVE Now listen to musical examples and identify the concept.

Now listen to musical examples and identify the concept. VOCAL l A solo song l Singing the same notes ARIA OR RECITATIVE Rhythm of speech UNISON OR HARMONY Singing different notes Many notes per syllable One note per syllable l SYLLABIC OR MELISMATIC

MORE VOCAL CONCEPTS STRUCTURE STYLES l l GAELIC PSALM SCAT SINGING l l DESCANT STROPHIC Descant CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE FOUR CONCEPTS?

SCOTTISH CONCEPTS INSTRUMENTS l l Bagpipes SCOTTISH DANCES Reel l Clarsach l l Jig Listen & identify the Scottish dance Waltz Which Scottish dance is the only dance in compound time?

SIMPLE & COMPOUND TIME l How would you recognise the difference between simple & compound time in an extract of music? l divide LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING Beats into 2 EXTRACTS AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE SIMPLE OR COMPOUND TIME Beats divide into

Click here STRUCTURE & FORM l BINARY Form AB l TERNARY Form ABA l RONDO Form Each letter represents a different / new section of music. To determine the structure you must listen for the return of the first section. ABACADA Now listen to some of last years soundation structures and decide whether they are BINARY / TERNARY OR RONDO FORM

STRUCTURE l ALBERTI BASS Uses notes of a chord in a pattern Low – high – middle - high TASK On your keyboards try to perform an alberti bass pattern using notes of a C chord, a G chord an F chord l OSTINATO l RIFF A repeated pattern (melodic or rhythmic) A repeated pattern in the bass

Put the correct definition with the correct scale SCALES HAPPY & CHEERY SOUND l l l MAJOR SCALE MINOR SCALE PENTATONIC SCALE BLUES SCALE CHROMATIC SCALE ANY 5 NOTE SCALE used in Scottish & Celtic music) (Particularly NOTES WHICH MOVE BY A SEMITONE (every note on keyboard) USED IN BLUES & JAZZ MUSIC A SAD FEEL

A cadence consists of two chords at the end of a phrase CADENCES l PUNCTUATION MARKS IN MUSIC PERFECT CADENCE A musical full stop IMPERFECT CADENCE A musical comma

TEXTURE What 2 musical concepts are used to describe texture? l HOMOPHONIC Same l Many Where all the parts play a similar rhythm at the same time Sounds POLYPHONIC Sounds Homophonic or Polyphonic? Two or more musical lines which weave independently of each other

RHYTHM l. Each time signature can be classified as simple or compound time How would you describe the difference ?

SIMPLE OR COMPOUND LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY ARE SIMPLE OR COMPOUND TIME SIMPLE Pulse can be divided into 2 COMPOUND Pulse can be divided into 3

RHYTHM l CROSS RHYTHMS l SYNCOPATION

TEMPO ADAGIO ANDANTE ALLEGRO SLOW WALKING PACE FAST What concepts are used to describe tempo?

CHANGE IN TEMPO ACCELERANDO What two concepts are used to describe a change in tempo? l To get faster RALLENTANDO To slow down

MELODIC CONCEPTS l l l IMITATION REPETITION SEQUENCE TRILLS GRACE NOTES GLISSANDO