Music

Details of exam

Pupils will be given one hour to complete an online test. The test will feature a series of theory and listening activities relating to the schemes of work covered by the pupils this academic year.

Topics to revise

Elements of Music

• Pitch, dynamics, timbre, structure, texture, tempo, duration/rhythm • Understand the vocabulary associated with each element • Be able to recognise aurally, how these elements are used in different ways

Working with Chords

• Recognise the notes on a treble clef and bass clef staff, including sharps and flats • Read simple rhythmic patterns with three or four beats in a bar • Have a secure understanding of how to build a triad • Know the primary and secondary chords • Recognise major and minor tonalities aurally

Theme and Variations

• Describe theme and variation structure • Understand how the elements of music can be changed in a variation • Aurally recognise changes in a variation • Be able to suggest how characters and personalities can be described through music

Folk Music

• Explain the origins of folk music from the British Isles • Identify key folk instruments and recognise them aurally • Have a basic understanding of modes and be able to explain the Dorian mode • Explain the musical characteristics of folk music e.g. simple melodies, repetition

How to revise for the listening test

• All PowerPoints and lesson resources can be found on the Digital Learning Site under ‘Music’

• Revise the work covered this year by working through exercise books and tasks on Sparkjar

• Use interactive websites to practise skills:

https://www.teoria.com/en/tutorials/ for tutorials and exercises on note reading

https://quizizz.com/ for quizzes on the elements of music, rhythm, notation and instrumental sounds

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zbmct39 for advanced revision on music theory and the elements of music.