Y8 end of year exam what you need to know 2016

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End of Year Exam Y8 - What you need to know Keyboard: Identifying all the notes on the keyboard should be easy by now. Just remember to use ‘dog in the kennel’.

Stave: Identify all the notes on the stave (bass clef and treble clef) Treble Clef (The G Clef)

Bass Clef (The F Clef)

! Notes on the stave

! Notes on the stave

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TASK: Use the alphabet to fill in the grey boxes and discover how to read the stave

D

G

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TASK: Use the alphabet to fill in the grey boxes and discover how to read the stave

F

G D

A

B

E

Note Names and Symbols:

You should know the rhythmic names of all the notes & rests (e.g. crotchet, quaver etc.), what they look like and how many beats they are worth

Chords:

What is a chord? What is a triad? Identify the notes of any major or minor triad (remember: Major is find the root, go up 4 ST then go up 3 ST. Minor is find the root, go up 3 ST then go up 4 ST) e.g. E major: Root note - E Go up 4 ST - G# Go up 3 ST - B


Notes on the Keyboard:

Argentinian Tango !

! Notes on the keyboard

Fill in the boxes on the blank keyboard with the note names

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Rhythms:

You should know how to write out a four bar rhythm from scratch using notes and rests in a box like the one below. Make sure none of your bars are the same and remember - only 4 beats allowed in each bar. 4 4

Bar Lines:

You should know how to put bar lines into a piece of music

Listening:

You will be asked to write down rhythms just by listening to them (notes will include semi-breve, minim, crotchet, quaver and all the rests). You will need to be able to identify instruments just by listening to them You will need to compare three different versions of a piece of music and describe what is the same and what is different

Argentinian Tango instruments:

bandoneon, violin, double bass, piano, guitar, drums,

African Drumming instruments & concepts:

djembe, dun dun, master drummer, bass, tone & slap.

Key words that you will need to be able to use & understand: pitch, rhythm, improvisation, melody, semi-breve, minim, crotchet, quaver, rest, bar, barline, stave, bass clef, treble clef, call & response, master drummer, bass, tone, slap, Civil Rights, Nina Simone, I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free, Bob Dylan, Masters of War, IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THEN COME AND ASK!


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