Music Literacy Revision

Music Literacy Revision

Note Values

All notes in music have a certain duration of beats they are held for when played. You should be familiar with the following note values:

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Draw a semibreve.

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Draw a dotted minim.

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Draw a minim.

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Draw a crotchet.

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Draw a dotted crotchet.

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Draw a quaver.

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Draw beamed quavers totalling one beat.

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Draw a semiquaver.

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Draw beamed semiquavers totalling one beat.

Rests

Rests are used to show silence in a piece of music. Each rest has the same value as its corresponding note. You should be familiar with the following rests:

Multiple Choice

What type of rest is this?

• Minim rest

• Crotchet rest

• Semibreve rest

• Quaver rest

Multiple Choice

How many beats is this rest worth?

• 1 beat

• 3 beats

• 2 beats

• 4 beats

Multiple Choice

What type of rest is this?

• Minim rest

• Quaver rest

• Crotchet rest

• Semiquaver rest

Multiple Choice

How many beats is this rest worth?

• 1/2 a beat

• 1 beat

• 1/4 a beat

• 2 beats

Multiple Choice

What type of rest is this?

• Semibreve rest

• Crotchet rest

• Semiquaver rest

• Quaver rest

Notes on the treble clef stave.

Music notes are written on the five lines and four spaces of the stave and each note represents a different pitch. When music goes above or below the stave, we use ledger lines. The same order of notes continues throughout.

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Draw a treble clef.

Poll

This is an A. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is a C. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is a B. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is an E. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is an C. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is an F. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is an E. True or false?

• True

• False

Poll

This is a B. True or false?

• True

• False

Poll

This is a D. True or false?

• True

• False

Poll

This is a B. True or false?

• True

• False

Poll

This is a D. True or false?

• True

• False

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This is an F. True or false?

• True

• False

Poll

This is an A. True or false?

• True

• False

Beats in the bar/Time Signatures

A time signature tells us how many beats are in each bar of a piece of music. Every bar will add up to the same total amount of beats.

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many beats in the bar?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tempo Markings

Tempo markings are used in music to tell us what speed a piece of music should be played. The tempo marking is marked at the beginning of the music. You should be familiar with the following tempo markings:

Open Ended

What does this tempo marking mean?

Open Ended

What does this tempo marking mean?

Open Ended

What does this tempo marking mean?

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The tempo of this piece of music is .................

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The tempo of this piece of music is .................

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The tempo of this piece of music is .................

Dynamic Markings

Dynamics is the term for how loud or quiet music is. All the words for the different dynamic markings are Italian. You should be familiar with the terms in the table below:

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Which symbol means pianissimo - quiet?

Multiple Choice

This dynamic marking means what in Italian?

• forte

• fortissimo

Fill in the Blank

In English, this dynamic marking means ..........

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Which symbol means crescendo - gradually get louder?

Poll

This symbol means forte - loud?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This dynamic marking means what in English?

• Moderatley quiet

• Quiet

• Very quiet

• Getting quieter

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This symbol in English means to gradually get ........

Poll

This symbol means moderately loud. True or false?

• True

• False