Year 7

How can a melody be accompanied? (Part 2)

Year 7

How can a melody be accompanied? (Part 2)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore different accompaniment styles. We will then compose and perform our own left hand accompaniment on a keyboard.

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7 Questions

Q1.
What are dynamics?
Pitch
Tempo
Correct answer: Volume
Q2.
What is the Italian for 'loud'
Correct answer: Forte
Mezzo forte
Piano
Q3.
What is the Italian for 'quiet' or 'soft'
Crescendo
Mezzo piano
Correct answer: Piano
Q4.
What does 'mezzo' mean?
Always
Correct answer: Moderately
Sometimes
Q5.
What does 'crescendo' mean?
Correct answer: Get gradually louder
Get gradually quieter
Loud
Q6.
What does 'diminuendo' mean?
Get gradually louder
Correct answer: Get gradually quieter
Loud
Q7.
How can dynamics shape a melody?
By adding articulation
Correct answer: By adding expression and feeling to the music
By making pitches longer

5 Questions

Q1.
What is an accompaniment?
An instrumental or vocal part which doesn't support or complement a melody
Correct answer: An instrumental or vocal part which supports or complements a melody
The main melody of a piece of music
Q2.
What is a drone?
Correct answer: A long held note played in the bass
A short held note played in the bass
A short held note played in the treble
Q3.
What is an ostinato?
A pattern that does not repeat
A pattern that only plays twice
Correct answer: A pattern that repeats
Q4.
To play a triad, which pitches do you play?
Root, 2nd, 3rd
Correct answer: Root, 3rd, 5th
Root, 3rd, 7th
Q5.
Which style of music is the 'oom pah pah' rhythm associated with?
Jazz
Tango
Correct answer: Waltz