a symbol used to notate pitches below ‘middle C’; the partner of the treble clef

five horizontal lines and four spaces that represent different musical pitches

a hand position when playing the keyboard; the most important feature is having your little finger on F if playing with the left hand

C Major Scale - Piano Video

Below Middle C - Score Video

Below Middle C - Piano Video

Task 2 Melody 1 Video

Task 2 Melody 2 Video

Task 2 Melody 3 Video

Task 2 Melody 4 Video

Task 2 Melody 5 Video

Understanding bass clef

Music

Understanding ground bass

Adding triadic harmony to ground bass

Understanding arpeggios and Alberti bass

Adding rhythmic variation to ground bass

Adding triadic melody to ground bass

In this unit pupils extend their understanding of harmonic progressions, learning about ground bass and triadic harmony.

Harmonic progressions and bass lines

harmony built on thirds, using the root, third and fifths notes of the scale

two or more notes played together at the same time

the main note of the chord and the note the chord is named after (e.g. the root note of a C major chord is C)

the three main chords in the scale - I, IV and V

Triads & Bass Notes Video

Task A Triadic Chords Examples Video

Example 1 Audio

Task B Chord Sequence Audio

A group of notes from a chord played one after the other, either ascending or descending

A group of notes rom a chord played in a specific pattern of lowest note, highest note, middle note, highest note

an interval of eight notes, e.g. a C and the next C (higher or lower) are an octave apart

Arpeggio Pattern Audio

Arpeggio Check Audio

Task A Arpeggios Piano Video

Mozart Piano Sonata in C Major - Video

Alberti Bass Pattern Audio

Alberti Bass Scalic Example - Video

Task B Piano Video

Arpeggio Chords Piano video

Alberti Bass Piano Video

also known as a whole note, this is worth four beats

also known as a sixteenth note, this is worth 1/4 of a beat

this type of note is worth 1.5 times the value of the original value

a syncopated three-note rhythmic pattern stretched across four beats (often called 3-3-2 pattern)

a two beat rhythm that uses dotted notes and an accented upbeat

Rhythm Example 1 Video

Rhythm Example 2 Audio

Check 1 - Example A Audio

Check 1 - Example B Audio

Check 1 - Example C Audio

Check 2 - Example A Audio

Check 2 - Example B Audio

Check 2 - Example C Audio

Dotted Crotchet Quaver Example Audio

Dotted Quaver Semiquaver Example Audio

Task A Example 1 Audio

Task A Example 2 Audio

Task A Example 3 Audio

Tresillo Score Video

Tresillo Double Speed Audio

Habanera with Backing Audio

Task B Tresillo & Habanera Backing Track Audio

Ground Bass Undeveloped Video

Ground Bass (Tresillo) - Piano Video

Ground Bass (Tresillo) - Score Video

Ground Bass (Habanera) Piano Video

Ground Bass (Habanera) Score Video

Task C Performance Piano Video

the notes or chords that accompany the melody of a piece of music

an interval of eight notes, eg. C to the next C is an octave

a melodic note not from the chord, linking two chord tones

a texture that consists of a single line of music

a texture that consists of two or more musical lines moving at the same time (with the same rhythm)

Harmonic progressions and bass lines

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