Year 7
How can you perform 'amazingly' from staff notation?
Year 7
How can you perform 'amazingly' from staff notation?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to read pitch in the treble clef from which you will perform the first two phrases of 'Amazing Grace' using the F major pentatonic scale.
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6 Questions
Q1.
How many different natural pitches are there on the keyboard?
6
8
Q2.
The word 'scale' comes from the Italian word for ...
leap
step
Q3.
How many notes are there in a pentatonic scale?
3
4
Q4.
Which pitches are in the F major pentatonic scale?
EFG BA
FCG DE
Q5.
What is a 'phrase' in music?
A vocal introduction
Playing lots of notes without taking a break
Q6.
What does 'improvisation' mean?
Perform bars one and two only
Perform what is written
9 Questions
Q1.
Which scale does 'Amazing Grace' use?
A major scale
A minor scale
Q2.
How many pitches are there in a pentatonic scale?
2
3
Q3.
What is a phrase?
A musical full stop
A musical question mark
Q4.
How many phrases are there in 'Amazing Grace'?
2
3
Q5.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches in the spaces called?
ABCDEFG
EGBDF
Q6.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches on the lines called?
ABCDEFG
FACE
Q7.
What does the dynamic marking 'piano' mean?
Loud
Very quiet
Q8.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Play loudly
Play quietly
Q9.
If the music has the marking 'flowing', how would we perform it?
adagio
staccato