There is a copy of this powerpoint on the mrtuckerteacher. com There is a copy of this powerpoint on the mrtuckerteacher.com. Use it to revise! Year 9 Music revision Your music exam will be on the 8th May. It will be a listening exam, where you are played music and asked questions about them. It will cover all the topics you have done this year, plus some general music questions. Together with your practical work from this year, it will contribute to your final KS3 music level.

The Elements of Music SILENCE! Contrast Element Pitch Duration Tempo …all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these! The Elements of Music Contrast Element Pitch Duration Tempo Dynamics Timbre Texture Structure SILENCE!

The Elements of Music SILENCE! Contrast Element High/low Pitch …all the way from the start of Year 7… you should know all of these! The Elements of Music Contrast Element High/low Pitch Long/short Duration Fast/slow Tempo Loud/soft Dynamics Tone colour Timbre Thick/thin Texture The overall plan Structure SILENCE!

Can you identify each part of the kit? B D 1: Snare 2: Kick/bass drum 3: Hi-hat 4: Ride 5: Crash 6: Toms E F

Can you identify each part of the kit? toms crash ride Hi-hat snare Kick/bass

What are the different families of instruments?

What are the different families of instruments?

Which family does this instrument belong to? Why?

Which family does this instrument belong to? The saxophone is a woodwind instrument – even though it is made of metal. This is because it has a reed, just like a clarinet.

What type of instrument is the piano?

What type of instrument is the piano? The piano is a percussion instrument, because the hammers hit the strings.

Basic music theory: rhythm and time signatures

Basic music theory: rhythm Name Symbol How many beats? 2 quavers:

Basic music theory: rhythm Name Symbol How many beats? Crotchet 1 Minim 2 Semibreve 4 Quaver ½ each Rest 2 quavers:

Basic music theory: pitch

Basic music theory: pitch Every Good Boy Deserves Food Every Green Bus Drives Fast The notes in the spaces are easy to remember:

Basic music theory: pitch

Club dance: what were the differences between the styles? Think about: Tempo Sounds/instruments used Style of singing Type of drum beats used

Club dance: what were the differences between the styles? Tempo: Trip hop is slow, drum’n’bass fast, and house is medium tempo Sounds/instruments used: Trip hop may include orchestral instruments. Otherwise expect lots of synthesised sounds. Drum’n’bass has lots of effects and processing. Style of singing: House vocals tend to be soulful. The voice in drum’n’bass may be heavily processed. In trip hop the voice may sound melancholy. Type of drum beats used: house uses a basic disco beat. Drum’n’bass beats are very complex.

Disco: features DRUM BEAT has three distinct parts: Four on the floor: bass (kick) drum on every beat Back beat: snare on beats 2 and 4 Syncopation (off the beat) on the hi-hat THEN THERE ARE OTHER FEATURES Hook: the catchy bit! Bass line: with octave leaps Countermelody: extra melody over the top of the main melody, often played by strings DISCO STARTED IN THE 1970s

Disco: can you remember the features? What are the parts of the drum beat? What is the catchy bit called? What characterises the bass line? What name would you give to the extra tune played on top by violins? Which decade did disco start in?

Minimalism: what do you know?

Minimalism An American style, starting in the 1960s, based on repeating and slowly changing patterns Changing a pattern one note at a time Terry Riley Philip Glass Steve Reich Chords gradually fading in and out In C Electric Counterpoint Clapping Music Patterns of different lengths played at the same time Filling the gaps in a pattern one note at a time