a device used to make a musical sound which is played by striking, scraping or shaking

using sounds to create a feeling, place, or story, making you feel like you are really there, for example, at the seaside

a way of notating music using symbols, shapes or images

a description of the sound or tone of an instrument

Yoo Hoo (video)

British English CC

Yoo Hoo (audio)

Timbre Time (video)

Timbre Time (audio)

Seaside soundscape and graphic score example

Seaside soundscapes

Music

Ocean soundscapes

River soundscapes

Stormy seas soundscapes

In this unit, water and classical music examples inspire soundscape compositions as we journey from beach, to open water, rivers and stormy seas. Pupils use pitched and unpitched percussion, vocalisations and body percussion to create their soundscapes, recording these using graphic scores.

Compose and create: soundscapes of the sea

A __________ is a device used to make a musical sound which is played by striking, scraping or shaking.

A __________ is a type of composition where you use sounds to create a feeling, place, or story, making you feel like you are really there, for example, at the seaside.

A {{}} is a way of writing down music using symbols, shapes or images.

True or false? Being in an ensemble means performing on your own.

a group of people gathered to listen and watch a live performance

a person who directs musicians or singers

Match the musical word to its definition.

__________ means how loud or quiet the music is played.

The __________ of the music is the way the music is organised.

Starter Quiz

What is an audience?