Year 7

How can a melody be accompanied? (Part 1)

Year 7

How can a melody be accompanied? (Part 1)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to play the final two phrases of 'Amazing Grace'. We will also explore how to perform a simple left hand accompaniment.

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9 Questions

Q1.
Which scale does 'Amazing Grace' use?
A major scale
A minor scale
Correct answer: A pentatonic scale
Q2.
How many pitches are there in a pentatonic scale?
2
3
Correct answer: 5
Q3.
What is a phrase?
A musical full stop
A musical question mark
Correct answer: A musical sentence
Q4.
How many phrases are there in 'Amazing Grace'?
2
3
Correct answer: 4
Q5.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches in the spaces called?
ABCDEFG
EGBDF
Correct answer: FACE
Q6.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches on the lines called?
ABCDEFG
Correct answer: EGBDF
FACE
Q7.
What does the dynamic marking 'piano' mean?
Loud
Correct answer: Quiet
Very quiet
Q8.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Correct answer: Get louder gradually
Play loudly
Play quietly
Q9.
If the music has the marking 'flowing', how would we perform it?
adagio
Correct answer: legato
staccato

6 Questions

Q1.
What do dynamic markings tell us in music'?
The number of beats in a bar
What speed to play the music at
Correct answer: What volume to play the music at
Q2.
What does the dynamic marking 'diminuendo' mean?
Get gradually louder
Correct answer: Get gradually quieter
Play very quietly
Q3.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Correct answer: Get gradually louder
Get gradually quieter
Play very quietly
Q4.
What does the articulation marking 'legato' mean?
Play dotted notes
Play short and spiky notes
Correct answer: Play smooth notes
Q5.
What does the articulation marking 'staccato' mean?
Play dotted notes
Correct answer: Play short and spiky notes
Play smooth notes
Q6.
Which of the following could you play as a simple accompaniment to 'Amazing Grace'? Choose two.
Correct answer: A drone
A melody
Correct answer: An ostinato