Year 7
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will use the pentatonic scale in folk music around the world and consider how to compose an effective question and answer phrase ending on the tonic and dominant.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which pitches are in the F major pentatonic scale?
DEFGA
GABCD
Q2.
What is a phrase in music?
A full stop
Singing at the same time
Q3.
If the music is marked as 'flowing', how would you perform it?
Pizzicato
Staccato
Q4.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Get gradually quieter
Play quietly
Q5.
Which of the following could you play as a simple accompaniment to 'Amazing Grace'? Choose two.
Melody
Q6.
What do articulation markings tell the performer?
To play with both hands on the keyboard
What volume to play the music at
5 Questions
Q1.
Folk music can be described as...
Body percussion created by people as part of their culture and tradition
Classical music created by people as part of their culture and tradition
Q2.
Folk music is often...
Learnt from a score
Written down (notated)
Q3.
What degree of the scale is the tonic note?
V
VI
Q4.
What degree of the scale is the dominant note?
I
VI
Q5.
What is the dominant note if we are in F major?
D
F