What is Music?
Investigate sounds and a world of
music.
1.1
Sounds Around Us
Decide whether each
sound is music, a useful sound, a natural
sound or unwanted noise.
1.2 A World of Music
Identify music from around the world.
Includes music from Ireland, Scotland,
France, Spain, Greece, Africa, the Middle
East, India, Japan, Australia, Latin
America, the Caribbean and the US.
Look, it’s the Orchestra
Learn about musical instruments.
2.1 The
Sections
Investigate the instruments
of the orchestra, including stringed
instruments (violin, viola, cello,
double bass and harp), woodwinds
(clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, piccolo and
English horn), brass instruments
(trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba),
percussion instruments (timpani,
vibraphone, glockenspiel, triangle, gong,
snare drum, bass drum, cymbals and
xylophone) and keyboards (piano,
organ, harpsichord).
2.2 The Instruments
Label the
parts of the instrument. Includes
violin, clarinet, trumpet, flute, piano,
drums, guitar, saxophone and electric
guitar).
Note
the Value
The start of
the music theory. Music notes.
3.1 Note the Parts
Name the parts of the musical note,
including stem, head, flag and beam.
3.2 Note
Names
Name the music notes. quaver/eighth
note, crotchet/quarter note, minim/half
note, semibreve/full note.
3.3 The Values
Identify the music notes from the symbols
and number of beats. Quaver/eighth note,
crotchet/quarter note, minim/half note,
semibreve/full note.
3.4 Value Race
Race against the clock. Quickly identify the
music notes. Any mistakes will cost
you.
3.5 Listening
Listen to and
identify the quavers/eighth notes,
crotchets/quarter notes, minims/half notes
and semibreves/full notes. Great ear
training.
3.6 Note Sums
Work out which musical notes equal the sum
of the notes shown.
3.7 Which
Rhythm?
Listen to the rhythms and identify the
correct pattern of notes from those shown.
More fantastic ear training.
3.8 Dotted Notes
Learn about and identify the dotted
music notes. Dotted quaver/dotted eighth
note, dotted crotchet/dotted quarter note,
dotted minim/dotted half note, dotted
semibreve/dotted full note.
What’s the Time?
Learn about the time signatures used
in music theory.
4.1 More Beats
Identify the
time signature used in various pieces of
music.
4.2 Filling Time
Work out which
music notes are required to complete the
bars/measures.
Pitch This!
Learn about music values (note
names).
Bass (F) /Treble
(G) clef option
5.1 Sounds
Listen to and
identify the notes of the stave (staff).
Ear pitch training.
5.2 Melodies
Play through the
musical melodies and identify the correct
nursery rhyme. This helps learn about
how the notes are set out in music theory.
5.3 Line Race
Race against the clock. Learn about then
quickly identify the music notes on the
lines of the stave. EGBDF are the
notes to remember in the treble clef (Every
Good Boy Deserved Fudge / Every Good Boy
Deserved Food), GBDFA in the bass clef
(Great Big Dragons Fly Around).
5.4 Space Race
Race against the
clock. Learn about then quickly identify the
music notes between the lines of the stave.
FACE in the treble clef, ACEG (all cows eat
grass) in the bass clef.
5.5 Stem Direction
More music
theory. When should the stems point up
and when should they point down? Find
the mistakes in the music notes shown.
5.6
Note Words
Identify the words from
the notes shown. DAD, FEED and BAGGAGE etc.
5.7 Sound Sets
Further develop
your ear training. Listen to the
sets of notes and work out which pattern is
being played. GAAD, for example, has
four notes with the middle two the same.
5.8 Race Below
Race against the clock. Learn about then
quickly identify the music notes below the
stave. DCBAG in the treble clef, FEDCB in
the bass clef.
5.9 Race Above
Race against the
clock. Learn about then quickly identify the
music notes above the stave. GABCD in the
treble clef, BCDEF in the bass clef.
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Rest and Repeat
Continue the music theory with rests
and repeats.
6.1
Rest Values
Learn about and identify the rests.
6.2 Completing Rests
Work out which musical rests are required to
complete the bars/measures.
6.3 Repeats
Click on the bars/measures of music in the
order that they should be played.
Watch out for the repeat signs.
6.4 Second Endings
Click on the bars/measures of music in the
order that they should be played. The
second endings should be played the second
time through the piece of music.
Be Dynamic
Dynamics make music more exciting.
7.1 Dynamic Terms
Learn the meaning of the musical terms.
Forte, piano, crescendo (cresc), diminuendo
(dim), legato and staccato.
7.2 Dynamic Symbols
Identify the symbols for the dynamic terms.
Forte, piano, crescendo (cresc), diminuendo
(dim), legato and staccato.
7.3 Ties
Ties are used for a
variety of reasons in music theory.
Learn about them here.
7.4 Tempo Terms
There are a
large number of terms describing the tempo
that music should be played. Here, we
look at Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro,
Presto, Accelerando (Accel), Rallentando
(Rall) and A Temp.
Little
Steps, Big Steps
Sharps and Flat, Tones and
Semitones. What is this music theory
all about?
8.1 Sharps
Listen to and learn about sharp notes.
8.2 Semitones
Semitones are the half-steps of music
theory. Investigate them on a piano
keyboard.
8.3 Tones
Tones are the
full-steps of music theory.
Investigate them on a piano keyboard.
8.4 Flats
Listen to and learn about flats.
What Key are We In?
The key signature dictates
which music notes should be played.
Bass (F) /Treble (G) clef option
9.1 Sharps
Played
Look at the sharp notes played
in a number of simple key signatures.
9.2 G Major
Identify the notes
that should be played when reading music in
the key of G Major.
9.3 Accidentals
Accidental notes are not in the key
signature. How many can you find?
9.4 D Major
Identify the notes
that should be played when reading music in
the key of D Major.
9.5 Flats Played
Look at the
flats played in a number of simple key
signatures.
9.6 F Major
Identify the notes that should be played
when reading music in the key of F Major.
9.7 More Accidentals
Accidental
notes are not in the key signature.
Once one has been played, similar notes in
the bar/measure may also be accidentals.
9.8 Bb Major
Identify the notes
that should be played when reading music in
the key of Bb Major.
It’s a Wrap!
How much music theory have
you learned?
Bass (F) /Treble
(G) clef option
10.1 Recap 1
A look at the
music notes, music values (note names), key
signatures, time signatures and dynamics.
10.2 Recap 2
A look at the music notes, music values
(note names), key signatures, time
signatures and dynamics.
10.3 Recap 3
A look at the
music notes, music values (note names), key
signatures, time signatures and dynamics. |
