Name:______Class:______
Music Workbook
Semester 2
Pitch matching / Composition / Task / Written/Aural Test
Semester 2 Task
d r m Composition
Compose a melody, using drm (GAB) and, on felt staves with counters and match sticks. Sing in solfa,
- Did you use the correct notes on the staff?
- Were the stems correct?
- Have you heard your melody before or is it original?
- Did you sing the notes correctly?
In this task I learnt…(may refer to: melodic elements, staff placement, reading from the staff, composition…)
Year 4 Semester 2 Criteria Sheet
elements / Descriptors
A / B / C / D / E
The student work demonstrates evidence of:
Knowledge and Understanding / Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the rhythmic and melodic elements selected for composition as evidenced by accurate staff placement and correct stem positions. / Thorough knowledge and understanding of the rhythmic and melodic elements selected for composition as evidenced by accurate staff placement and mostly correct stem positions. / Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the rhythmic and melodic elements selected for composition as evidenced by mostly accurate staff placement and stem positions. / Variable knowledge and understanding of the rhythmic and melodic elements selected for composition. Many notes and stems incorrect. / Rudimentary knowledge and understanding of the rhythmic and melodic elements selected for composition. Little or no correct notes.
Creating / Insightful and skilful creation of a piece of music that is different from a known song, innovative in pitch patterning and with a strong ending. / Informed and effective creation of a piece of music that is different from a known song, has some variation in pitch patterning and with a strong ending. / Relevant and competent creation of a piece of music that has some pitch patterning . / Variable creation of a piece of music with some evidence of note placement. / Minimal or no creation of a piece of music.
Presenting / Controlled presentation of composition with no solfa errors, accurate rhythms and excellent pitch. / Effective presentation of composition with no solfa errors, mainly accurate rhythms and good pitch. / Credible presentation of composition with some errors, rhythm and pitch. / Variable presentation of composition with many errors, rhythm and pitch. / Minimal or no presentation of composition.
Reflecting / Perceptive reflection on learning / Informed reflection on learning / Relevant reflection on learning / Superficial reflection on learning / Cursory reflection on learning
Activity 1
AuralMissing Rhythms __ __
- Circle the time
signature.
2.Box the double
bar line.
3.Cloud around
the third bar.
4.Star around all
the rests.
Activity 2Aural / 1. M2 m3 / 2. M2 m3 / 3. M2 m3 / 4. M2 m3 / 5. M2 m3
Create your own song using the notes from the pentatonic scale below this rhythm.
(Move mainly by steps, finish on d, make sure you can sing your composition)
Write it on the staff below – d is on G, the second line.
Activity 3Aural
For Assessment…
Create your own song using the notes from the pentatonic scale below this rhythm.
Write it on the staff below and perform on glockenspiel
Activity 4Aural
WOODWIND FAMILY - SAXOPHONE
The Saxophone is a single-reed woodwind instruments ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys.
PERCUSSION FAMILY - TIMPANI
Timpani, or kettledrums, are in the Percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper.
Activity 5Aural - Spot the difference
Imperial March – John Williams
Born February 8, 1932, John Williams is an Americancomposer, conductorandpianist. He is considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time.He has written music for many movies including: Jurassic Park, ET, Harry Potter, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, War of the Worlds, and so many more.
In Compound Metre, two uneven sounds on one beat where the long one is first is:
When the first sound is shorter, the rhythm is:
Activity 6Aural
Ledger line – middle C
A ledger line is used to notate pitches above or below the lines and spaces of the regular staff. A line slightly longer than the note head is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distance as the lines within the staff. This is middle C on the staff.
C on the piano is to the left of the two black keys.
Activity 7Aural Create the ending
Write these notes on the staff as minims.
Make sure your stems are correct!
ABCE
Activity 8Aural- Spot the Difference
Add bar lines to Dinah
Major 3rd
A Major 3rdis an interval that encompasses 3 staff positions (4 semitones).
In solfa, d to mis a Major 3rd apart.
Activity 9Aural / 1. m3 M3 / 2. m3 M3 / 3. m3 M3 / 4. m3 M3 / 5. m3 M3
What do these terms mean?
PianoForte
Ostinato
Legato
Staccato
Activity 10
Aural - Create the Ending
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s l d’ l s m s ______
Draw a:
Treble ClefTwo tied crotchets
Activity 11
Aural– Create your own Rhythmic pattern
Copy the pentatonic scale. do is on G.
Activity 12 / / /
/ / /
Compose a 4 bar 2 part rhythm in simple metre
Activity 13Aural
Add time signatures
Activity 14Aural
Write the letternames under the staff, and added stems to make these semibreves into minims.
Colour the Mandala
Crotchets – PinkQuavers – Red
Minims – YellowSemiquavers – Orange
Jar of Jellybeans!Colour the picture as follows:
Crotchets = purpleQuavers = yellowMinims = blue
Semiquavers = green
Imperial March – John Williams
Glossary
- Tie - a curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch. Tied notes are held for the length of both notes.
- Canon– A piece of music where one voice repeats the part of another, throughout the whole piece. It is singing the same song starting at different times.
- Partner Songs -Two different songs, that have a similar harmonic structure so that they may be sung together.
- Introduction– The beginning of a piece of music.
- Ostinato – A repeated rhythmic or melodic pattern.
- Accompaniment - The art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, in a supporting manner.
- Piano– soft
- Forte – loud
- Staccato – short and detached
- Legato – smooth and connected
Focus Song
Woodwind Instruments
Q E D N Q G P T C N Z E N S E
R Z N X O N V L E H O O U A T
E W J G N O A L K B O H L X U
Z B O A L R S G O S F N H O L
E P B T I I X S S H I V Y P F
N C N N F V S A A Y B V P H Z
C R E U U Y B H L B S N I O Y
N T F Z R A K Q H X M J Y N R
O H X W R W Y K C O M R X E X
K W L T G T B T Z R R B R T E
L S N O L O C C I P X N V C D
O O B A S S C L A R I N E T D
C Q S H Z M N C Z L D F B A A
Y Y O G Y D P G S R O X M P O
W Z A P E B G Z A U J W X P U
BASSCLARINET
BASSOON
CLARINET
CONTRABASSOON
ENGLISHHORN
FLUTE
OBOE
PICCOLO
SAXOPHONE