Year 7
How can we develop our rhythmic ideas?
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore how we can develop musical ideas, and structure them into a rhythmic composition. We will also use dotted rhythms.
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8 Questions
Q1.
How many beats is a semibreve worth?
1
2
3
Q2.
How many beats is a minim worth?
1
3
4
Q3.
How many beats is a crotchet worth?
2
3
4
Q4.
How many beats is a quaver worth?
1
2
3
Q5.
How many beats is a semiquaver worth?
1
1/2
2
Q6.
What does fortissimo mean?
Loud
Quiet
Q7.
What does pianissimo mean?
Loud
Quiet
Q8.
What is an ostinato?
Playing lots of rhythms at the same time
Playing one musical idea without repeating it
8 Questions
Q1.
How many beats is a dotted semibreve worth?
2
4
Q2.
How many beats is a dotted minim worth?
1
2
Q3.
How many beats is a dotted crotchet worth?
1
2
Q4.
What is retrograde?
Playing the music as written
Playing the music out of time
Q5.
What is note addition?
Playing the music backwards
Playing the music out of time
Q6.
What is note subtraction?
Adding a note to an already composed rhythm
Playing the music backwards
Q7.
What is syncopation?
Playing on the beat
Playing the music backwards
Q8.
What is improvisation?
Playing off the beat
Playing the music backwards