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
Blues & Jazz • Be able to describe the origins and history of blues music • Understand the 12 bar blues chord pattern and know the sequence of chords • Be able to recognise the sound of a walking bass line • Know the notes of the blues scale and understand the role of improvisation and scat singing in blues music • Recognise the notes on a treble clef and bass clef staff, including sharps and flats • Have a secure understanding of how to build a 7th chord onto a triad i.e. the notes of a C7 chord. Music for Film • Understand the terms ‘underscore’, ‘leitmotif’ and ‘theme’ and evaluate how they are used in a range of musical examples • Explain how the elements of music can be used to provide an underscore for different film genres including action, horror, comedy • Define the musical term ‘mickey-mousing’ and suggest examples for how it could be used to enhance actions on screen • Understand how composers use a storyboard to write music for films Music for the Stage • Describe the main features of opera and be able to describe how musical theatre evolved from this genre • Explain important features of musical theatre; what we would expect to see and hear • Understand terms such as overture, recitative, aria, chorus number, duet, solo, and be able to recognise musical examples • Have an understanding of how the musical elements are used to tell a story e.g. through word painting, major/minor, fast/slow tempi, soft/loud dynamics.
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