National 5 Music Literacy

National 5 Music Literacy

Gryffe High School

Lesson Aims...

• We are going to revise music literacy

• This will focus on questions that may appear on a National 5 paper

Key Signatures

There are 4 key signatures that you need to learn in music. On the next slide, I would like you to write what you think a key signature is.

Open Ended

What is a key signature?

A key signature tells us what notes have to be played as sharps or flats.

Don't mix up key signatures and time signatures!

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• Flat

• Sharp

• Lower case b

• Natural

Multiple Choice

What is this symbol called?

• Flat

• Sharp

• Natural

• Hash tag

The box in the middle of the sharp sign sits on the note 'F'. This means that the player must play F sharp instead of F when it appears on the music. F sharp is in the key of G Major.

Multiple Choice

What note is sharp in the key signature?

• F

• A

• C

• E

Multiple Choice

What note is flat in the key signature?

• D

• E

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

What notes are sharp in the key signature?

• F, C, G

• G, C

• F, C

• B, E

Now - can you identify the 4 key signatures you need to know for National 5?

Next Slide!

Multiple Choice

• B Flat Major

• F Major

• E Flat Major

• A Flat Major

Multiple Choice

• A Major

• C Minor

• C Major

Multiple Choice

• D Magor

• C Major

• E Major

• G Major

Note Values

You may be asked to circle a certain note within a National 5 Literacy question. For example - 'circle a semi quaver'.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of these type of notes?

• quavers

• crotchets

• semiquavers

• minim

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this rest get?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this rest get?

• one-quarter
• one-half
• one
• two

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this rest get? 

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this rest get?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this note get?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats do these notes fit within?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this note get?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Multiple Choice

How many beats does this note get?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Time Signatures

NOT KEY SIGNATURES

Time Signatures indicate how many beats are in the bar.

Multiple Choice

What is the time signature?

Multiple Choice

What is the time signature?

Multiple Choice

What is the time signature?

General Music Literacy!

Multiple Choice

The way to remember the letter names for line notes is to say...

• Every Nice Girl Loves Cars
• Every Good Boy Does Fine
• FACE
• Big Dragons Fly By Fast

Multiple Choice

Repetition is

• a happy tune
• a short tune repeating several time without changes
• a short piece of music repiteang several times with some changes

Multiple Choice

Ascending means

• Notes are going down
• Music is getting slower
• Notes are going up
• music is getting faster

Multiple Choice

The way to remember the letter names for space notes is to say...

• RACE
• FUNNY
• FACE
• Every Good Boy Does Fine

Multiple Choice

Stepwise is when

• Motes are going up( down) gradually
• Music is getting gradually loud
• Music is getting gradually quite
• Music repeats all the time

Multiple Choice

Major is

• a sad tune
• a slow tune
•  a fast tune
• a happy tune

Multiple Choice

________ is the speed of a song.

• Timbre
• Pitch
• Dynamics
• Tempo

Multiple Choice

An accompaniment is

• when soloist is playing/singing by themselves
• when four people are playing together
• when soloist is playing/singing supported by other instrument(s)

Multiple Choice

"Moderato" is a tempo word that means

• Slow
• Walking Pace
• Fast
• Very Fast