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Year 7 focuses on how Music uses patterns, textures and structures.
The position of a single sound in the complete range of sound. High / low The pace of the music. Fast / Slow
Describes how layers of sound within a piece of music interact. Thick / thin
The length of a note or series of notes. Long / Short No noise. This can create tension in music.
A melody is a succession of pitches in rhythm.
A rhythm is a pattern of sounds of different lengths.
3. Note lengths
1. Elements of Music
1.1 pitch
1.2 tempo
1.3 texture
1.6 duration
1.7 silence
1.8 melody
1.9 rhythm
1.4
timbre
The quality of tone distinctive to a particular voice or instrument.
Example: bright, mellow
1.5
dynamics
The variation in loudness between notes or phrases.
Loud / Soft (piano, forte, crescendo, diminuendo)
2. Notes on the keyboard
4. Notes on the stave
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Knowledge Base: Music Core Knowledge Year 7 | Autumn Term