Year 7 Musical Elements - Wilmington...
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Year 7 Musical Elements Module 1 1.1 Dynamics How loud or soft the music is played. 1.4 Duration How short or long the notes are. 1.7 Pitch How high or low the notes are. Forte Loud Semibreve 4 Beats Note One pitch, sounded by itself Mezzo Forte Medium Loud Minim 2 Beats Mezzo Piano Medium Soft Crotchet 1 Beat Piano Soft Quaver ½ Beat Chord Three or more notes played at the same time Crescendo Getting Louder Semi Quaver ¼ Beat Diminuendo Getting Softer Rhythm Combination of different note lengths 1.2 Tempo How slow or fast the music is. 1.5 Texture How many layers of sound there are. 1.8 Timbre What sounds are being used in the music. Lento Slow Pace Monophonic A single layer played by itself Acoustic Instruments with natural amplification Andante Walking Pace Moderato Moderate Polyphonic Lots of different layers played at the same time Allegro Fairly Fast Electric Instruments that need amplification Vivace Fast Additive Music being built up one layer at a time Presto Very Fast Accelerando Getting Faster Electronic Instruments created by electronic devices Rallentando Getting Slower 1.3 Structure The sections that make up the music. 1.6 Silence The silent pauses between the music..
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Year7 MusicalElements Module1
1.1Dynamics
Howloudorsoftthemusicisplayed. 1.4Duration
Howshortorlongthenotesare. 1.7Pitch
Howhighorlowthenotesare.Forte Loud Semibreve 4Beats
Note Onepitch,soundedbyitself
MezzoForte MediumLoud Minim 2Beats
MezzoPiano MediumSoft Crotchet 1Beat
Piano Soft Quaver ½Beat
Chord Threeormorenotesplayedatthesametime
Crescendo GettingLouder SemiQuaver ¼Beat
Diminuendo GettingSofter Rhythm Combinationofdifferentnotelengths
1.2 TempoHowsloworfastthemusicis. 1.5Texture
Howmanylayersofsoundthereare. 1.8Timbre
Whatsoundsarebeingusedinthemusic.
Lento SlowPace Monophonic Asinglelayerplayedbyitself
Acoustic Instrumentswithnaturalamplification
Andante WalkingPace
Moderato Moderate Polyphonic Lotsofdifferentlayersplayedatthesametime
Allegro FairlyFast
Electric Instrumentsthatneedamplification
Vivace Fast Additive Musicbeingbuiltuponelayeratatime
Presto VeryFast
Accelerando GettingFaster
ElectronicInstrumentscreatedbyelectronicdevices
Rallentando GettingSlower 1.3 Structure
Thesectionsthatmakeupthemusic. 1.6Silence
Thesilentpausesbetweenthemusic..
