Yr 8 M2 H3

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Which THREE words could be used to describe timbre

• Thick

• French horn

• Andante - walking pace

• Flute

• Strings

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• Tempo

• Pitch

• Dynamics

• Timbre

• Articulation

Allegro - fast

High

Soft

Flute

Staccato

• Allegro - fast

• High

• Soft

• Flute

• Staccato

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describes the instrument that is playing

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• Timbre

• Pitch

• Articulation

• Rhythm

• Texture

Trumpet

Low

Legato

Dotted

Thick

• Trumpet

• Low

• Legato

• Dotted

• Thick

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describes the way the notes are played, for example spiky or smooth

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• Texture

• Timbre

• Articulation

• Tempo

• Pitch

Thin

Cello

Staccato - spiky and detached

Adagio - slow

Deep

• Thin

• Cello

• Staccato - spiky and detached

• Adagio - slow

• Deep

Multiple Select

Which TWO words can be used to describe articulation?

• Staccato - spiky and detached

• Andante - walking pace

• Legato - smooth and flowing

• Pitch - high

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Multiple Choice

What element has been changed in this variation?

• The tempo - it has got slower

• The timbre - the instrument has changed

• The rhythm - shorter notes have been used

• The melody - passing notes have been added

Multiple Choice

What element has been changed in this variation?

• The tempo - it has got slower

• The timbre - the instrument has changed

• The rhythm - shorter notes have been used

• The melody - passing notes have been added

Multiple Choice

What element has been changed in this variation?

• The tempo - it has got slower

• The timbre - the instrument has changed

• The rhythm - shorter notes have been used

• The melody - passing notes have been added

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has changed. It has been changed to ​

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The ​

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has been changed in this variation. The theme is now being played ​

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articulation

staccato

pitch

lower

timbre

legato

dotted

Multiple Choice

The rhythm has been changed in this variation, but how?

• Shorter note values have been used - crotchets are now 2 quavers - giving it a rushed feel

• Dotted rhythms have been used - longer note partnered with a shorted note - giving it a bouncy feel

Mozart used the melody of Twinkle Twinkle as his theme. He added a simple accompaniment in the left hand of the piano. Listen to it before doing the next questions

​Theme

Mozart Variations

Multiple Choice

How has Mozart created his first variation?

• He has lots of passing notes to the main melody making it sound very busy

• He has changed the rhythm to a dotted rhythm

• He has changed the articulation to staccato

Multiple Choice

Variation 2 is similar to variation 1, but where are all the extra notes now?

• They are in the main melody which is high pitched

• They are in the accompaniment which is low pitched

Multiple Choice

Mozart has used a new element in variation 3.

He has changed the TONALITY from major to minor.

How has this made the theme sound?

• Energetic and positive

• Mysterious and sneaky

• Heroic and brave

Multiple Choice

Mozart's final variation, what has he changed this time?

• Tempo - it is faster

• Texture - more layers are added

• Melody - passing notes are added

• Timbre - the instrument has changed