Year 7 Baseline Key Skills Booklet 2011

ST JOHNS CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE

ST JOHNs RC SCHOOLMUSIC DEPARTMENT

Year 7Key Skills

Name ________________________________

Class _____________

Teacher ____________________________________ (September 2011)

Music Department Questionnaire

1. Which primary school did you attend? ______________________

2. What music have you heard live? _____________________________________________________

3. Do you play an instrument? ____________ If so what? ___________________ How long have you been playing the instrument? __________

Please list any examinations taken___________________

4. If you had a choice, which instrument would you most like to learn to play? (Saxophone, violin, clarinet, keyboard, trumpet, trombone, flute, drums etc) ________________________ Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Have you performed in a Band, Choir or Orchestra? If so which one?

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THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

DYNAMICS

Is the volume of the music loud or soft?

TEMPO

Is the pace / speed of the music fast or slow?

TEXTURE

Is the music thick or thin? How many instruments / voices can be heard?Are there a lot of instruments playing at once or only a few?

PITCH

Is it a high or low sound?

TIMBRE

What is the sound / tone of the music like? The particular sound of each instrument.Eg. Bright trumpet, breathy flute, woody clarinet etc

DURATION

Is the sound long or short? How long does a sound last?

Allegro is fast andLargo means slowRemember these wordsIn Italian-o!

Piano is quiet andForte is loud!Sing like PavarottiStrong and Proud!

Staccato is short andLegato is longYou wont forget as yousing this song!

QUESTION:What is Music?

1.Think:

Think about it quietly by yourself.

2. Write: Write some ideas of your own.

3. Pair: Talk with your partner to find some new ideas. Jot down a few.

Share:

Star any idea from above that you will share with the group.

Sound....

You will be given five minutes to listen to sounds near to the music room, write down all of the different sounds that you have identified on the brainstorm below.

SOUNDS

Write a short description of the sound you are hearing and tick if you think it is musical or non-musical.

SoundSound DescriptionMusicalNon- Musical

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Musical Vocabulary

ElementMeaning

Dynamics

Tempo

Texture

Pitch

Musical wordsMeaning

Allegro

Largo

Piano

Forte

Staccato

Legato

Dot Crazy

Group names

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Composition task

You now have chance to really put yourself forward as both a composer and performer!

TASK: In groups of 4, compose and perform a short piece of music to highlight at least two elements of music. (Pitch, Dynamics, Tempo, Texture.)

Your piece needs to last between 20 60 seconds. You must compose your piece so that it is in 3 clear sections: Beginning section waiting in the queue.... Middle section Up, up and away.......... End section back down to earth. TIP: Try to get 3 contrasting sections.

The Brief: You are on a school trip at Lightwater Valley Theme Park, and have been in a queue for 45 minutes to ride the Longest Roller Coaster in the World THE ULTIMATE.

At last your turn has come!.......You get in the front seat and off you go!.........After that long, slow climb up to the top YOURE AWAY!!The 2 elements we have used in our composition are:

Texture

Dynamics

Tempo Pitch

Ideas

Beginning

In the opening section, the dynamics/tempo/Texture/Pitch were _____________________ because: ____________________________________________________

Middle

In the middle section, the dynamics/tempo/Texture/Pitch were _____________________ because: ____________________________________________________

Ending

In the final section, the dynamics/tempo/Texture/Pitch were _____________________ because: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Listening and Describing Music

DATE: _______________________ TITLE: ________________________________________

STYLE: ______________________COMPOSER: __________________________________

Describe what you are hearing......

The Dynamics: __________________________________________

The Tempo: ___________________________________________

The Texture: ___________________________________________

The Pitch: ___________________________________________

Any other comments? E.g. Instruments, mood, atmosphere....... __________________________________________________________________________________

Purpose/occasion (what is the music used for?)_____________________________________________

Did you like this piece of music? ________ Why? ___________________________________

DATE: _______________________ TITLE: ________________________________________

STYLE: ______________________COMPOSER: __________________________________


The Dynamics: __________________________________________

The Tempo: ___________________________________________

The Texture: ___________________________________________

The Pitch: ___________________________________________




Listening and Describing Music

DATE: _______________________ TITLE: ________________________________________

STYLE: ______________________COMPOSER: __________________________________


The Dynamics: __________________________________________

The Tempo: ___________________________________________

The Texture: ___________________________________________

The Pitch: ___________________________________________




DATE: _______________________ TITLE: ________________________________________

STYLE: ______________________COMPOSER: __________________________________


The Dynamics: __________________________________________

The Tempo: ___________________________________________

The Texture: ___________________________________________

The Pitch: ___________________________________________




Listening Assessment Task

DATE: _______________________ TITLE: ________________________________________

STYLE: ______________________COMPOSER: __________________________________


The Dynamics: __________________________________________(1)

The Tempo: ___________________________________________(1)

The Texture: ___________________________________________(1)

The Pitch: ___________________________________________(1)

Make a comment on the mood and atmosphere of this music________________________________________________________________________________(1)

Purpose/occasion (what is the music used for?)___________________________________________(1)

Did you like this piece of music? ________ Why? ___________________________________(1)

Graphic Score Listening

Music example 1 = ______________________________

Music Example 2 = ______________________________

Music Example 3 = ______________________________

Music Example 4 = _____________________________

Assessment levels and Target settingLevel and descriptionSuccess Criteria

They perform significant parts using notation.

Teacher assessment

write some of my ideas down in musical notation

Lead others during a performance Suggest improvements to work using the Musical Elements

They have an awareness of their own contribution such as leading others or taking a solo part.

They suggest improvements to their own and others work, commenting on how intentions have been achieved.

I can: Suggest improvements to my groups work I can:Discuss some of the main Musical Elements in my group:(Tick the elements you have discussed) Pitch Tempo Dynamics Texture

They can compose by developing ideas within musical structures.

I can:Work as part of a group to produce: A beginning section A Middle Section An Ending

Pupils identify and explore the relationship between sounds and how music reflects different intentions.

I can use instruments to create music that reflects different moods. I can: Pick a suitable speed for my performance Change the volume to make it more interesting Change the number of instruments used to make it more interesting Use high and low sounds to make it more interesting

Target - To move to the next level I must: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Teacher Comments: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you know your musical elements?HOMEWORK 1In the table below, draw a shape, character or sketch to illustrate each word as best you can. Tempo

Allegro

Largo

Dynamics

Forte

Piano

Texture

Staccato

Legato

HOMEWORK 2Elements of Music

NameForm

Music is made up of many different things called Elements. They arethe building bricks of music. When you compose a piece of music youuse the elements of music to build it. If the piece of music is to soundright, then you have to use the elements correctly.

Answer the following questions by filling in the gaps using the wordsprovided

1. _____________ means the highness or lowness of the sound.

2. _____________ means the fastness or slowness of the music.

3. _____________ means the loudness or softness of the music.

4. _____________ means the length of each sound.

5. ____________________________ means the way the sound starts and stops.

6. If all the instruments are playing at once then the ______________is thick.If only one instrument is playing then it is thin.

7. _____________ is the opposite of sound.

8. _____________ is the word given to each instruments own tone colour.

Silence Attack and DecayDynamics

PitchDuration Timbre

TextureTempo

HOMEWORK 3

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Documents

Year 7 Baseline Key Skills Booklet 2011