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ASHFIELD BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT
YEAR 7 STUDENT WORKBOOK
NNaammee::
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CCoonntteennttss Page Complete
Date
A. Contents / Class Rules 2
B. Why do we study Music at School? 3
C. Unit Outcomes 4
D. The Fundamentals of Music 5
1. Sound is… 6
1.1. The Nature of Music 6
1.2. Soundscapes 7
1.3. Listening: The Typewriter Song 8
1.4. Additional Listening 9
2. The Qualities of Sound & Graphic Notation
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2.1. How Sounds are Made 10
2.2. The Four Qualities of Sound 11
2.3. Listening: In The Hall of The Mountain King
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2.4. Listening: Jaws 13
2.5. Graphic Notation 14
2.6. Inventing Your Own Notation 15
2.7. Graphic Notation Scores 16
2.8. You too can be a Film Composer 19
3. About Duration 20
3.1. Beat 20
3.2. Metre 21
3.3. Time Signatures & Conducting Patterns
22
3.4. Rhythmic Patterns 23
3.5. Rhythm Find-a-word 25
Page Complete Date
4. The Drums 26
4.1. The Drum Kit 26
5. Musical Notation 27
5.1. Musical Notation 27
5.2. Writing Notes Correctly 28
5.3. Piano Man 30
5.4. Pitch find-a-word 32
6. Glossary of Terms 33
7. Websites 34
8. Homework 36
8.1. Soundscape 37
8.2. Environmental Sounds 38
8.3. Research Activity: The Beatles 39
8.4. Sound Qualities – Revision 40
8.5. Research: Edvard Grieg 42
8.6. Internet Research: John Williams
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8.7. You Set The Scene 44
8.8. Rhythm Activities 1 45
8.9. Notation Activities 46
8.10. Rhythm Activities 2 47
8.11. Pitch and Rhythm Crossword 48
8.12. Additional Homework 49
9. Manuscript Paper 54
10. Lined Paper 58
CCllaassssrroooomm RRuulleess
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WWhhyy ddoo wwee ssttuuddyy MMuussiicc aatt SScchhooooll??
1 Because it is a requirement of the Board of Studies. The board of studies is the organisation, which determines what will be taught in schools. All students study music (as well as art, languages, personal development, etc.) in year 7 and 8 as a requirement of the School Certificate.
2 Because every school has a responsibility to present as wide a range of subjects as possible. One of the most important aspects of your education at school is to get experience in a wide range of subject areas so that later on when choices are made, they can be informed and responsible choices that relate to your interests, talents and future vocation.
3 You may have musical talent that you don't even realise. Everyone has talents of some sort whether they be sporting, academic, musical or otherwise. School is the where you find out what your talents are and develop them. Even if you are not musically talented, everyone has the ability to develop some skills and abilities related to music to some degree.
4 Because music allows you to tap into your creative potential. Every individual has the ability and need to be creative in some way - in other words everyone wants the ability to create something that is entirely unique and meaningful to them. You can tap into your creative side by creating your own musical composition, for example using only a minimum of musical skills. Whatever you come up with, all possibilities will be acceptable. Music is one of the only subjects in which this can be achieved. In most academic subjects there is only one right answer, in music there are many right answers to the same question.
5 Because music helps you to understand yourself better as a person. Every person is capable of experiencing and expressing many different types of emotion - sadness, joy, excitement, anger, fear, romance, love, peace, etc. Music has traditionally been one of ways in which emotions are expressed and it can be very powerful in this regard. Music has the ability to make you want to get up and dance, to calm you down, to excite you or to even make you cry. Music can also manipulate you to want to buy a product that you wouldn't necessarily buy at other times. lt is important for you to realise exactly how music does this.
6 Music is an important way of communicating without using words. Many things cannot be expressed fully using words. Music uses purely sound to express an emotion or to portray an idea. Because of this, music can mean different things to different people. It is important to understand some of the many ways in which music can do this by studying the ways in which composers manipulate the materials of music. In this way, you can offer an EDUCATED opinion of the music that you are hearing by using correct musical words to describe it.
7 Music is one of the best ways in which to use your leisure time. Many people gain a lot of enjoyment from playing a musical instrument. If you are good you could join a band and even make money if you have talent. The amount of leisure time is increasing every day and it is important that we learn to use it effectively.
8 Music may also be helpful in your employment prospects. If you gain musicals skills while at school and become proficient on a instrument, it could lead to any of the following jobs: Classical or rock musician, sound engineer or technician, piano tuner, music journalist or music teacher.
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UUnniitt OOuuttccoommeess!! On the completion of this unit you will be able to…
q Perform rhythm patterns
q Identify and distinguish between different sounds
q Read and interpret graphic and traditional music notation
q Perform a variety of different songs on different instruments
q Compose and perform your own piece of modern music
q Discuss and understand the basic elements of music:- Pitch, Volume, Duration, Timbre and Texture
q Understand the different ways sounds are created
q Listen more carefully and selectively to music
q Identify different instruments used in music
q Notate and perform the bass line of a song
q Create your own type of musical notation
q Conduct in different time signatures
q Set words to your own rhythm
q Identify parts of the drum kit
q Analyse the lyrics of a song
q Play a rock beat on drums
q Improvise music
q Sing songs
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TThhee FFuunnddaammeennttaallss ooff MMuussiicc Everything you need to know to get you through Year 7 music…and beyond!
NOTE VALUES
Note English
Name American
Name Value Rest
w Semibreve whole note 4 beats
h Minim half note 2 beats
q Crotchet quarter note 1 beat Î e Quaver eighth note ½ beat ä x Semiquaver
sixteenth note
¼ beat Å
DYNAMIC MARKINGS
f loud p soft
mf moderately loud mp moderately soft
ff very loud pp very soft
getting louder getting softer
TIME SIGNATURES
oo Quadruple metre – 4 beats in a bar
kk Triple metre – 3 beats in a bar
hh Duple metre – 2 beats in a bar
WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE THE QUALITIES OF MUSIC
Pitch high, medium, low, rising, falling, same pitch, different pitch
Timbre bright, dull, mellow, scratchy, metallic, sharp, nasally, warm, tone colour
Duration short, medium, long Texture Thick, thin, full, empty, busy, sparse
Volume loud, moderate, soft, increasing, decreasing Tempo Fast, slow, getting faster, getting
slower
NOTE NAMES
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TThhee NNaattuurree ooff MMuussiicc
A number of short examples will be played to you. See if you can identify the type of music in each case. Also mention whether you like or dislike the style of music, giving a short reason for your answer. Pick some of your answers from the box above.
STYLE OF MUSIC Like (üü )
Dislike (üü ) REASON
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12 13
14 15
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Sound is _____________________________________________
Noise is _____________________________________________
Music is _____________________________________________
UUnniitt 11:: SSoouunndd iiss……
Discuss these different styles of music. ROCK & ROLL AFRICAN MARCHING ABORIGINAL
FOLK MUSICAL COUNTRY OPERA TECHNO
RAP CLASSICAL CHINESE FLAMENCO FILM MUSIC
HEAVY ROCK BALLET MUSIC LATIN AMERICAN DISCO
Discuss these three concepts and develop a definition for each.
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SSoouunnddssccaappeess Sounds are all around us. They can be…
HHuummaann mmeecchhaanniiccaall
eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall oorr MMUUSSIICCAALL..
A SOUNDSCAPE is…
è
LLiisstteenn iinn ssiilleennccee ffoorr OONNEE MMiinnuuttee aanndd wwrriittee ddoowwnn EEVVEERRYY
ssoouunndd tthhaatt yyoouu hheeaarr..
LLaabbeell eeaacchh ooff yyoouurr ssoouunnddss aabboovvee aass::--
vv HHuummaann ee MMuussiiccaall
// EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall
bb MMeecchhaanniiccaall
Soundscape [______________] (hh-mm-dd-mm-yy)
HHoommeewwoorrkk SSoouunnddssccaappee DDuuee:: ____________________________
Think of five more examples for each of the different categories:-
HUMAN MUSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MECHANICAL
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The American composer Leroy Anderson (1908-75) wrote many entertaining orchestral pieces that are full of tuneful melodies and good humour. One such piece, The Typewriter Song, uses a most unconventional instrument: an old office typewriter. The composer makes use of the various sounds of the typewriter, including the clicking of the keys, the ringing of the bell and the rough sound of the returning carriage, to create an interesting and witty composition.
TThhee TTyyppeewwrriitteerr SSoonngg Leroy Anderson
1 This piece has THREE sections. Are any of these repeated?
YES NO
2 Give reasons for your choice in Question 1. __________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3 What is the TEMPO (speed) of the music?
FAST SLOW VERY SLOW VERY FAST
4 Why do you think the composer chosen this particular speed? ____________________
______________________________________________________________________
5 What is the VOLUME of the music?
VERY SOFT SOFT VERY LOUD MODERATE
6 Does the volume change at any time? If so, when? _____________________________
______________________________________________________________________
7 Describe each of the following elements heard in each of these sections:-
SECTION A SECTION B
VOLUME
DURATION
8 Describe SECTION A when it is heard again. _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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AAddddiittiioonnaall LLiisstteenniinngg:: __________________________________________________
HHoommeewwoorrkk EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall SSoouunnddss DDuuee:: ____________________________
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HHooww SSoouunnddss aarree MMaaddee
The information written above can be demonstrated on a double bass or bass guitar.
Vibrations can be set up in five different ways. These are by:
Provide examples…
1. Hitting
2. Blowing
3. Scraping
4. Plucking
5. Electronic means
UUnniitt 22:: TThhee QQuuaalliittiieess ooff SSoouunndd && GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn
For each of the instruments below, state how each is made to vibrate to produce a sound.
a) ______________ b) ______________ c) ______________
d) ______________ e) ______________
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TThhee FFoouurr QQuuaalliittiieess ooff SSoouunndd Sounds have only four main qualities. Listen to the following set of sounds and explain how they differ each time.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
The proper musical terms used for the four sound qualities heard above are:-
PPiittcchh The highness or lowness of a
sound or note.
Fast vibration = high pitch Slow vibration = low pitch
DDuurraattiioonn The length of a sound.
Depends on how long the object
or instrument is allowed to vibrate for.
TTiimmbbrree (Pronounced tamber.)
The tone colour of a sound. This can be described as the
brightness or darkness of a sound.
VVoolluummee The loudness or softness of a
sound.
Large vibration = loud volume Small vibration = soft volume
Homework: Sound Qualities Revision Due: ______________
Music Vocabulary When you are describing the qualities of music, use the following words:-
PITCH high, medium, low, rising, falling, same pitch, different pitch
DURATION short, medium, long
VOLUME loud, moderate, soft, increasing, decreasing
TIMBRE bright, dull, mellow, scratchy, metallic, sharp, nasally, warm
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IInn TThhee HHaallll ooff tthhee MMoouunnttaaiinn KKiinngg Edvard Grieg
Listen to this piece and answer the questions below. 1. Describe how the composer depicts the following ideas in
this piece. a) A chase: _____________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
b) An increasing number of trolls: ___________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
c) The collapse of the cave: ________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
2. Listen again to In the Hall of the Mountain King and notice how important variation is in the piece. Complete the table below with words that describe the different qualities of the music at the beginning and then at the end of the piece. Two new qualities of sound are used here: a) Texture: the thickness of the sound (depends on the
number of instruments being used); and b) Tempo: the speed of the music.
Beginning End Pitch
Volume
Duration
Texture
Tempo
This piece of music is from the Peer Gynt Suite written by the nineteenth century composer Edvard Grieg. Much of Grieg’s music is based on Norwegian folk songs and folk dances.
The story…
In 1867 the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen used the music of this suite for his play Peer Gynt. The play tells the story of a vain and rather untruthful young man, Peer Gynt, who lives life for fun. He goes in search of his fortune and along the way enjoys many wild adventures involving him in several lucky escapes.
In this section of the suite, Peer wanders high into the mountains of Norway. There he discovers the cave that is the home of the Mountain King, the king of the trolls. Peer pretends to be a prince, and the king’s daughter, who is very ugly, falls in love with him. She dances for him, and when he laughs at her dance and refuses to marry her, the trolls become angry. Peer has to run for his life, pursued by the trolls who yell, “Slay him! Slay him!”
He escapes from the cave just as it collapses on the pursuing trolls.
Homework: Research Activity: Edvard Grieg Due: ______________
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Which sound qualities are each of these words referring to? a) low = ______________ b) short = ________________ c) growly = ______________
Homework: Internet Research: John Williams Due: ______________
JJaawwss John Williams
The American composer John Williams is one of the great writers of film music today. He has written over 100 film scores and received many Academy Awards. His music is colourful and imaginative and often as powerfully emotional as the visual scenes it accompanies. His terrifying theme from Jaws (1975), a film about a giant, ferocious shark, is a good example. Just the opening notes of this well known theme, heard each time the shark attacks, are enough to send shivers down our spines. This is because the composer has chosen his sound qualities so cleverly.
It would be wrong, however, to say that the frightening mood of the Jaws theme is due completely to the sounds. The use of silence contributes enormously to the building of tension and the expectation of disaster.
Silence can be an important element of music, as this piece shows. It would probably be more correct to define music as sounds organised within silence.
Listening Guide At the very start of the piece, the lurking presence of the shark is suggested by the two low, short ‘growly’ notes of different pitch that are heard in the following manner. (The dots represent silence.)
1…… 1, 2…… 1, 2, 1…… 1, 2, 1, 2……
After listening to the music, rewrite this pattern using your own type of graphic notation.
By organising the sounds in this hesitant manner, the composer cleverly creates an uneasy and threatening mood, which grows in tension with the addition of each note. After the last silence, the two notes are played repeatedly one after the other, halving in duration (another
word for duration:____________) to further raise the tension as the shark approaches. ̀
Name three things that happen in the music to suggest this build-up of tension?
1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
CChhoooossiinngg SSoouunndd QQuuaalliittiieess ffoorr MMoooodd Composers often deliberately select the qualities of the sounds in their compositions so as to create a mood or atmosphere. This is particularly the case with film and stage composers, whose music is very important in highlighting the dramatic effect of a scene.
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GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn Try and interpret the notation below on a variety of suitable instruments.
11.. 22.. 33.. 44.. 55.. Try your own example here:
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What could some of the problems of
writing down music using graphic
notation?
IInnvveennttiinngg YYoouurr OOwwnn NNoottaattiioonn Work out your own way of notating the following sounds. For each example, name a suitable percussion instrument that could accurately interpret your notation. Perform each example with the instrument you have chosen.
DESCRIPTION NOTATION INSTRUMENT
1. Four short sounds
2. 1 long sound
3. 4 repeated notes of the same pitch
4. 1 sound that gradually becomes louder
5. A sound that begins loudly and dies away gradually
6. Two low-pitched sounds followed by two sounds higher in pitch
7. A series of sounds that gradually rises in pitch
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GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn SSccoorreess
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GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn SSccoorreess
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GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn SSccoorreess
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Homework: You set the Scene. Due: ______________
YYoouu ttoooo ccaann bbee aa FFiillmm CCoommppoosseerr……
TTiittllee:: __________________________________________________
Practical Acivity: Imagine you are a film composer writing music for one of the following scenes:
1. A bank robbery 2. A tight-rope walker walking across a high wire 3. The calm before the storm 4. Being rescued from cannibals 5. Exploring a haunted house by candlelight
• In groups, make up a short piece of music using classroom instruments whose
sounds would suggest the appropriate mood of the scene. • Include moments of silence to heighten the dramatic effect. • Perform your piece for the class, and ask them to work out the scene you have
selected.
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BBeeaatt Read the newspaper clipping below to get a better understanding of what beat is. After you have read it, you will need to come up with your own definition of beat, and answer the questions below.
A Community Newspaper Page 1
ASHFIELD CHRONICLE Heyday, 30 February, 2000 1.000 subscribers 80 cents Recently, students at Ashfield Boys’ High School found themselves tapping their feet when listening to In the Hall of the Mountain King. Some were even reported to have been moving in a regular manner.
Music teacher Mr. Bellemo re offered his assurance that this was quite normal and that there was no reason to be worried.
“The boys were merely responding to the ‘beats’ of the music.”
A colleague, Mr. Wilkins, explained that beats are the regular, repeated pulses underlying a piece of music.
Evidence suggests that beats play an important organisational role in music. They are also used to measure the duration of sounds and silences.
Both music teachers are encouraging people to try listening to the opening of In The Hall of the Mountain King again to further investigate this phenomenon.
Questions: 1 What musical element do people most naturally respond to through movement?
______________________________________________________________________
2 Define the term BEAT. __________________________________________________
3 Why is the beat such an important part of music? ______________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
UUnniitt 33:: IItt’’ss aallll ttoo ddoo wwiitthh TTiimmiinngg!!
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MMeettrree When listening to a piece of __________ we usually feel some beats more strongly than others do. Beats usually occur in repeated groups, each group having the same ______________ of beats. The __________ beat of each group is accented. (An __________ is a stress placed on a note or beat.)
The metre of a piece of music refers to the number of beats in a ________.
There are three basic metres in music. Join each metre with its definition by drawing a line between them:-
Word List music
number first bar
accent
DDuuppllee MMeettrree
TTwwoo bbeeaattss ppeerr
bbaarr
TThhrreeee bbeeaattss
ppeerr bbaarr
TTrriippllee MMeettrree
QQuuaaddrruuppllee MMeettrree
FFoouurr bbeeaattss ppeerr bbaarr
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TTiimmee SSiiggnnaattuurreess To indicate the particular metre of a piece of music, a time signature is written at the start.
The top number shows the number of beats in each bar.
The bottom number shows the type of note used for the beat, expressed as a fraction of a whole note (semibreve).
CCoonndduuccttiinngg PPaatttteerrnnss Draw the conducting patterns in the boxes below.
DUPLE METRE TRIPLE METRE QUADRUPLE METRE
hhhh __________
MMeettrree
two quarter note (crotchet) beats
to the bar
kkkk ________________________
MMeettrree three quarter
note (crotchet) beats to the bar
oooo or c
____________________ MMeettrree
four quarter note (crotchet) beats to the
bar
As quadruple metre is the most common metre in music, its time signature is often replaced with the letter C, standing for common time.
Label each time signature below as duple, triple or quadruple.
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RRhhyytthhmmiicc PPaatttteerrnnss To indicate different sound lengths we use written symbols called notes. Different notes have different values. Each note has an equivalent rest (or silence).
Note English Name American Name Value Rest
w Semibreve whole note 4 beats
h Minim half note 2 beats
q Crotchet quarter note 1 beat Î e Quaver eighth note ½ beat ä x Semiquaver sixteenth note ¼ beat Å
The rhythm for In the Hall Of The Mountain King can be represented by the following pattern of notes:-
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q h
The vertical lines are called bar lines and organise the notes into bars.
There is no bar line at the beginning.
A double bar line indicates the end of the pattern.
The first beat of each bar is understood to be accented.
Once u-pon a time they say, long a-go, far a-way
The space between two bar lines is a bar.
Lived a bold Nor-weg-ian lad whose name was Pe-er Gynt
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Label this note tree which contains all of the notes you have learned. This diagram is very useful as it demonstrates how the notes are subdivided into smaller and quicker notes.
Name of Note Value of note
w
h h
q q q q
q q q q q q q q
Homework: Rhythm Activities. Due: ________________
PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee AAccttiivviittiieess 1 Peter Gunn: Perform the guitar riff from Peter Gunn Theme on acoustic guitar,
and write a couple of sentences about this piece. Try performing it along with the recording. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ What is the metre and the time signature of this piece? __________________________________________________________________
2 William Tell Overture: Perform the melody from the William Tell Overture on glockenspiels. What is the metre and the time signature of this piece? _____________________
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RRhhyytthhmm Find-a-word
S R S L U T I J E S L U P
T L A V V T N I Q E S Y V A D U A
X N H N E H U O E B C W C U I M Q N S Y M T Y E
E R U T A N G I S E M I T D T V I M L S I G L O U D S M B C L E O G Y I R N P T J
Q U A D R U P L E H R I L T S I O N C I E V S W A C C E N T S A T E M N R F B R A R M V Y X B D E L S B B C M Y V A R E P E A T P N M V B C H P T T C R Z B H E N O I T A T O N Y W H V V U Q H X D R W P R K Y Y T Z T B
E L S D K D A E P J E P
accent bar
barline beat
crotchet duple
dynamics loud
melody metre minim
notation note
ostinato pattern
perform pulse
quadruple quaver repeat rest
rhythm semibreve
semiquaver silence speech tempo
timesignature triple
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TThhee DDrruumm KKiitt
Name the numbered parts of the drum kit.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 Write the rhythm pattern for a basic rock beat.
Hi-hat cymbals
Snare drum
Bass drum
UUnniitt 44:: TThhee DDrruumm KKiitt
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MMuussiiccaall NNoottaattiioonn The STAVE (or STAFF) is the set of five lines and four spaces on which music is written:
The word CLEF is the French word for ‘door key’ and it is your key for finding the names and sounds of notes. The TREBLE clef is used for instruments with medium to high sounds, such as violins, flutes and recorders. Draw SEMIBREVES on the lines and spaces above the underlined letters.
LINES: Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit SPACES: F A C E The BASS clef is used for low to medium sounds, for example, the bassoon, double bass and bass guitar. Draw SEMIBREVES on the lines and spaces above the underlined letters.
LINES: Good Boys Deserves Fruit Always SPACES: All Cows Eat Grass
5 4 3 2
1
4 3 2
1
&
?
UUnniitt 55:: MMuussiiccaall NNoottaattiioonn && PPiiaannoo MMaann
Homework: Notation Activities.
Due: ________________
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WWrriittiinngg NNootteess CCoorrrreeccttllyy 1 All notes except the semibreve ( w ) have a note head ( ) and a stem ( l ). 2 Two or more quavers ( e ) or semiquavers ( x ) written together lose their flags and
are joined by a beam. ( q q q q q q q q q ) 3 When a note is followed by a dot its value is increased by half. For example:-
a) the dotted minim:- h. = 3 beats (2 + 1); and
b) the dotted crotchet:- q. = 1½ beats (1 + ½)
4 Some sounds are a combination of different note values. For these we use a curved line called a tie. For example:-
w q = 5 beats (4 + 1) h. e = 3½ beats (3 + ½)
5 Stem Direction:- a) Notes below the middle (B) line have stems going up à q b) Notes above the middle (B) line have stems going down à Q
6 Stem Length:- The stems of a note should be just over four lines on the staff, or the distance of an octave.
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PPiiaannoo MMaann Billy Joel To practice writing down music, copy the bass line to Piano Man. Notice the following as you do so:- 1 The Time Signature is k.
2 The main note used is a dotted minum
(h.) which is 3 beats long
3 The music is to be written into 4 lines
of 4 bars
4 The notes are descending (getting lower)
5 It uses a Treble Clef (&) at the
beginning of each line
Listening Question:
Listen to the song Piano Man while you follow the music
you have just written out.
What instrument is playing these lines of music?
________________________________________
Homework:
Rhythm & Pitch Crossword.
Due: ___________
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Performance Activity: Perform the bass line that you have written out
on glockenspiels. Watch your teacher very carefully as some lines are repeated at different
times throughout the song.
You do not have the music to the middle sections of the song, and so, you must sing this part of the
song as if you are one of the characters in the bar. Grab a VR drink, sway it in the air and sing
“la, la, la, de, de, da…” During the piano solo, imagine you are the piano player, bored from doing this gig night after night
after night. Play air piano for the solo with a bored, bored face.
PPiiaannoo MMaann Lyrics Analysis The lyrics of a song can often play a very important part in the overall piece. Some lyrics tell a story while other lyrics create a mood or atmosphere. They can be straightforward or aloof. The lyrics of Piano Man tell a detailed story about a man who plays piano in a bar. The song describes the numerous characters that frequent the bar. Listen carefully to the lyrics (words) of Piano Man and answer the following questions in order to become more acquainted with these regulars. 1 What time was it on Saturday night? ________________________________________
2 What did the old man want Billy to play? ____________________________________
3 Why would John be a good friend to have? ___________________________________
4 What would John like to be? ______________________________________________
5 What does Paul write novels about? _________________________________________
6 What does Davey do? ____________________________________________________
7 How does the manager feel? _______________________________________________
8 Why does he feel this way? _______________________________________________
9 What in the song “smells like a beer”? _______________________________________
10What do you think the people are putting in Billy’s jar? _________________________
11What is the metre and time signature of this song? ____________________________
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PPiiaannoo MMaann Lyrics
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PPiittcchh Find-a-word M E Y E V C
T Q H L P Y T K E T I N I F E D N I V R
R W G H S O U N D S Z U T S U H G D P H J T S G O X C P A I Y Q A Y C A E T E A U E C G J M C I D T N A L R D T E E L B E R T O I E D F P S T C G V S Y C N L P D V T X S A L B Q E E I K E I E K L
F Q E D D T C O R M E T S T A F F E O S S A B N
W O L E A P N M G X U T R K V F S Q J I
M H M D P X W C U K V Q Z T T R
K H W V ACEG BASS CLEF
CONTOUR DEFINITE
EGBDF FACE
GBDFA HIGH
INDEFINITE LEAP
LEDGER LINES LOW
MELODY MIDDLE NOTES
PENTATONIC PITCH
REPEAT RHYME
SCALE SOUNDS SPACES STAFF STEMS STEP
TREBLE
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GGlloossssaarryy Use this page to write down the meanings of all the words you have learnt in this unit.
WORD MEANING
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IInntteerrnneett WWeebbssiitteess Included in these pages are a whole range of Internet websites that you and your parents might find both useful and interesting. There are spaces to add your own music websites. Be sure to let your class and teacher know if you stumble on any other great music websites. MR WILKINS’ SITE http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/ozmused
ROCK & POP ARTISTS Ben Folds Five http://www.epiccenter.com/EpicCenter/Benfoldsite/index.qry?...
David Bowie http://www.davidbowie.com Eurythmics http://imv.aau.dk/~vibber/Eurythmics/Index.html The Beatles
Beatles MIDI’s Beatles Ultimate Webpage
http://www.resoft.inopera.it/musica/thebeatles.htm http://ftp.powerup.com.au/webmirror/midi/beatles.html http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/cabaret/9167/index.htm
Sting – The Soul Pages Sting MIDI’s
http://www.ot.com/sting/home.html http://www.halcyon.com/chertudi/sting.html
Madonna http://www.madonnafanclub.com/ & http://www.madonnaweb.com/ Kate Ceberano http://www.kateceberano.com.au/main.htm
Pollyanna http://www.pollyanna.com.au/ Kylie Minogue http://www.kylie.com/
Yothu Yindi http://www.yothuyindi.com/ Kate Bush http://www.gryphon.com/gaffa/
The Whitlams http://www.thewhitlams.com.au Australian Bands http://www.ausrock.com/index.shtml
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC Music Industry Directory http://www.immedia.com.au/ Australian Music Centre http://203.13.160.191/~amc/amc1.htm
A.M.E.B http://www.ameb.nsw.edu.au/
MIDI Christmas Songs http://musicshoppe.com/christmas-midi/page1.htm ,
http://www.netzone.com/~medic/carols.html TV & Movie’s http://www.primenet.com/~mrdata/midi.htm
The very best MIDI http://w3.one.net/~kklasmei/ , http://www.bestmidi.com/
GUITAR TABLATURE Harmony Central Tablature http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/tab.html
Guitar Tab Resource http://www.sure.net/~seidin/guitar.htm Guitar.com http://www.pritzker.org/tab/
OLGA http://www.olga.net/search/ The Vault http://w3.nai.net/~sltrader/goo/
Ultimate Guitar Tabs http://zappp.id.ru/Guitartabs/backstr.htm
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RECORD COMPANIES http://spider.media.philips.com/polygram/
http://www.sony.com/ http://www.warnerbros.com
MUSIC THEORY All About Jazz
Europe Jazz Network http://www.visionx.com/jazz/ http://www.ejn.it/index2.htm
Synthesizers Synthzone
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpertout/Synthesizer.htm http://www.synthzone.com
Electronic Musical Instruments http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/ Classical Composers Database http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/jsmeets/index.html
Classical Net http://www.classical.net/music/welcome.html Yahoo Composers http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/genres/classical/composers All-Classical Guide http://www.allclassical.com
Microsoft Music Central http://www.musiccentral.msn.com/Home.htm Harmony Central http://www.harmony-central.com/
Ear Training http://www.pageplus.com/~bigears/ http://155.135.13.65/EarTraining/ http://www.usit.com/jkavol/kavol.htm
Electronic Music http://nmc.uoregon.edu/emi/emp_win/main.html Internet Music Resource Guide http://www.teleport.com/~celinec/music.shtml
Music Research Database http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/research.html WWW Music Database http://www.roadkill.com/~burnett/MDB/
Aural Comprehension Guide http://www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/etg/et_guide.html Music Magazines
Keyboard Magazine http://www.keyboardmag.com/ Imagazine http://www.thei.aust.com/
Trouser Press http://www.trouserpress.com/ FILM MUSIC
Internet Movie Database http://imdb.com/ All-Movie Guide http://www.allmovie.com/
John Williams Page http://www.classicalrecordings.com/johnwilliams/
MUSIC STORES Turramurra Music http://www.turramusic.com.au/
World of Music http://www.worldofmusic.com.au/ Roland Corporation http://www.rolandus.com/
Action Music http://www.actionmusic.com.au/ Edirol http://www.edirol.com.au/ Sanity http://www.sanity.com.au/landed.htm
Tower Records http://www.towerrecords.com/prd.i/pgen/tower/V6LBSXB75LS12M0V10066JRL0K3802GU/main.html
Angus & Robertson http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/ MISCELLANEOUS
Internet Radio Guide http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?... Musicvideos http://www.musicvideos.com/
Triple J http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/triplej.htm
EDUCATION NSW Board of Studies http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
NSW Department of School Education
http://www.dse.nsw.edu.au/
The New HSC http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/
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HHoommeewwoorrkk SSeeccttiioonn
This section of your booklet contains your homework for this unit. The homework you are set is an integral part of the unit and will help
you in your understanding of the work done in class.
It is very important that you complete all set homework.
Below is a table listing all homework tasks and a place for you to record the mark you received for your work. These marks will go
toward your final assessment.
HOMEWORK TASK MARK 1 Soundscape
2 Environmental Sounds 3 Research: The Beatles
4 Sound Qualities – Revision 5 Research: Edvard Grieg 6 Internet Research: John Williams
7 You set the scene 8 Rhythm Activities 1
9 Notation Activities 10Rhythm Activities 2 11Rhythm & Pitch Crossword
12 13 14
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SSoouunnddssccaappee Homework Think of the most favourite place where you like to go. It might be when you are feeling happy, sad, when you want to be alone or when you want to do some serious thinking. Whatever the place you think of, imagine that you are there. What sounds are you likely to hear in this place? Is it outside or inside? Is it noisy or quiet? Imagine the sounds and create a soundscape by writing these sounds in the box below. You might like to decorate your soundscape to add atmosphere.
MMyy ffaavvoouurriittee ppllaaccee……
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EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall SSoouunnddss Homework Think of five examples in each of the following areas. Only ONE musical instrument can be named in each area. The first example has been done for you in each case.
AREA EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLE 5
Short duration
Bird tweet
Long duration
Kettle whistling
High pitch Woman’s
voice
Low pitch Fog horn
Loud volume Car revving
Soft volume Mouse
scratching
For each of the following name three instruments
Instruments that are strummed
Instruments that are blown
Instruments that are plucked
Instruments that are hit
Instruments that are shaken
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RReesseeaarrcchh:: TThhee BBeeaattlleess Homework 1 Which English city did The Beatles come from? 2 Name the instruments played by John, Paul, George and Ringo. 3 What are the Beatles’ surnames? 4 In which year did the group begin? 5 In which year did the group break up? 6 What was the name of The Beatles’ first hit single? 7 Which hit Beatles song was actually written by George? 8 What was the name of the album released towards the end of the group’s career that
took the pop music world by storm? Why was it so innovative? 9 After The Beatles disbanded, what group did Paul form?
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SSoouunndd QQuuaalliittiieess -- RReevviissiioonn Homework 1 Give a definition for each of the following:
a) SOUND:
b) MUSIC:
c) NOISE:
2 Write the MUSICAL TERMS for each of the following SOUND QUALITIES.
TONE COLOUR: ¡ ¡ o ¡ ¡ o LENGTH: o o o ¡ o o o ¡ HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS: o ¡ o o o LOUDNESS OR SOFTNESS: ¡ ¡ o o o o 3 Take the letters that are in the ¡ and rearrange them below to spell an important
element of SOUND.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. Below is a list of instruments and four columns. Write the NAME of the INSTRUMENT in the correct column, according to the way its sound is made.
VIBRATING STRING BLOWING HIT OR SHAKEN ELECTRICITY
Guitar Banjo Bagpipes Triangle Electric Organ Bass Drum Flute Tuba Cymbal Violin Synthesiser Didgeridoo
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5. For each of the following objects, write a word that best describes how sound is being made.
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
6. Describe the qualities of sound for each of the following sounds.
SOUND PITCH VOLUME DURATION TIMBRE
1 Jackhammer Long
2 Bell-type alarm clock
Harsh
3 Explosion Low
4 Tap dripping Soft
5 Car screeching
Loud
6 Heart beating
Regular
7 Bottle smashing
High
8 Truck horn Full
9 Rocket Long
10 Hitting a cricket ball
Medium
11 Cracking a whip
Loud
12 Frog croaking
Croaky
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RReesseeaarrcchh:: EEddvvaarrdd GGrriieegg Homework 1. When was Grieg born and when did he die? 2. What was the name of another piece from the Peer Gynt Suite and what was the story
behind it? 3. What is the name of another suite written by Grieg? 4. In what way does this work differ from Peer Gynt Suite? 5. In which film was the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King used? 6. What is a suite?
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IInntteerrnneett RReesseeaarrcchh:: JJoohhnn WWIIlllliiaammss Homework Look up the Internet Movie Database (http://imdb.com/) and search for John Williams in order to answer the questions below. 1. In which year was Williams born? 2. For which movies directed by Steven Spielberg did Williams write the music? 3. Which movie score(s) written by Williams won an Oscar? 4. Name the last three film scores that Williams has written. 5. Which famous orchestra did Williams use for the soundtrack of Star Wars? 6. Name two other famous film composers and a film that they have written music for.
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YYoouu sseett tthhee SScceennee Homework Imagine you are John Williams writing film music for a movie that contains the following short scenes. The director has asked for a description of the music you intend to use. By referring to the qualities of sound, describe exactly how you would use them in each scene by completing the table below. The director has already suggested some ideas.
SCENE PITCH VOLUME DURATION / TEMPO
STYLE OF MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
A la
rge
elep
hant
w
alki
ng d
own
the
stre
et
Low
A si
ngle
ba
lloon
risi
ng
up th
roug
h th
e ai
r Flute and
harp
A m
ouse
sc
urry
ing
acro
ss th
e flo
or
Short notes played very
fast
Rai
ndro
ps
falli
ng g
ently
on
a pi
ctur
esqu
e ga
rden
Soft
A 30
0,00
0 st
rong
arm
y go
ing
into
ba
ttle
Military
style march
A ro
man
tic
coup
le k
issi
ng
on a
par
k be
nch
Strings
A fie
rce
battl
e in
out
er s
pace
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RRhhyytthhmm AAccttiivviittiieess 11 Homework
1) Define the following terms:-
a) BEAT: _____________________________________________________________
b) METRE: ___________________________________________________________
c) TIME SIGNATURE: _________________________________________________
d) RHYTHM: _________________________________________________________
2) Complete the following sentences and draw the notes.
a) A SEMIBREVE is worth ____ beats. It looks like this:- _____
b) A MINIM is worth ____ beats. It looks like this:- _____
c) A CROTCHET is worth _____ beat. It looks like this:- _____
d) A PAIR of QUAVERS are worth ____ beat. They look like this:- _____
3) Look at the TIME SIGNATURES for each of the following rhythms and add the missing BAR LINES. Don’t forget to add the DOUBLE BAR LINE at the end.
a) o q q q q q q q q q q h h w b) h q q h q q q q h h
c) k q h h q q q q q q q q
4) Complete the following Rhythm Math Puzzles. Your answers should be written as notes, not numbers.
a) q + __ = h
b) h - __ = q
c) q q + q q = ___
d) ___ + Î = h
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NNoottaattiioonn AAccttiivviittiieess Homework
1 Rewrite correctly these incorrectly
drawn notes.
2 Write these notes on the stave below. Label each note with an a)-j).
a) G on a line as a crotchet b) E in a space as a dotted semibreve c) F in a space as a quaver d) C in a space as a dotted minim e) G above the staff as a quaver
f) D on a line as a semibreve g) A as a dotted crotchet h) D below the staff as a quaver i) B on a line as a dotted minim j) middle C as a crotchet
3 Replace each of the dotted notes with two tied notes making the same total value.
a) h. = b) w. = c) q. =
4 Add the required number of notes to fill the bars.
5 Add bar lines to the following rhythmic patterns.
Important Note: Read the page titled Writing notes correctly in this
booklet before you complete this activity.
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RRhhyytthhmm AAccttiivviittiieess 22 Homework
1) Write the correct counts under these rhythms.
a) k q q q q b) o q q q q q q q c) o h q q q q ________ ________________ ____________
2) Do these rhythmical additions:-
a) h + e = _____ b) q q + q + h = _____ c) e + q + h = _____
3) There are…
a) 4 ______ (note) in one MINIM
b) _______ (number) MINIMS in one SEMIBREVE
c) 2 ___________ (note) in one ¼ note
d) 2 quarter notes in one ____________ (note name)
4)
a) o means that there are 4 ___________ beats in a bar
b) k means that there are 3 ___________ beats in a bar
5) Put a TIME SIGNATURE in front of these bars of rhythms
a) q q q q b) h c) q q q q h d) q q q q q q 6) Match these fruit with their correct rhythm
a) Pineapple q q
b) Orange q q q q c) Cauliflower q q
d) Grapefruit q q q
7) Write the correct rhythm for the following phrase:- Sydney was the city of the two thousand games
o ______________________________________
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TTeeaacchheerr’’ss NNootteess TThhee NNaattuurree ooff MMuussiicc Music is a general term that covers a vast range of styles and genres.
HHooww SSoouunndd iiss MMaaddee All sounds are the result of vibration – that is, some part of an object is struck or disturbed so that it moves very quickly to and fro.
GGrraapphhiicc NNoottaattiioonn Graphic notation is a way of showing what sounds are like by giving each sound a symbol. It is possible to represent one sound in many different ways.