2526 Yr9 M1 Hw2

Yr 9 Module 1
Homework 2

Recognising Compound Metre
Counting Compound Metre
Element recap

Has an 8 as the bottom note in the time signature

The beats are counted as quavers

​Compound time

Has a 4 as the bottom note in the time signature

The beats are counted as crotchets

​Simple time

We have been looking at compound time in the lessons, but how is it different to simple time?

Multiple Choice

This piece of music is in which type of metre?

• simple

• compound

Labeling

Add the counting under the rhythm - only put beats under the notes.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

6

1

3

2

5

4

Labeling

Add the counting under the rhythm - only put beats under the notes.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

5

6

4

2

1

3

Labeling

Add the counting under the rhythm - only put beats under the notes.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

4

1

6

2

3

5

Drag and Drop

Which of these is the correct counting?

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Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

1 4 6

1 2 3

1 2 3 1 2 3

1 1 3

Dropdown

How many quaver beats is this note worth?​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

Which rhythm can you hear?

Multiple Choice

Which rhythm can you hear?

Multiple Choice

Which rhythm can you hear?

Elements recap

Your appraising assessment will be coming up.

The next few slides will remind you of the essential elements needed for discussing a piece of music

Multiple Choice

What does Pitch mean?

• How many beats in a bar

• How fast or slow

• How high or low

Multiple Select

If you were describing a trumpet playing a solo, which two Elements could you talk about?

• Harmony

• Instrumentation

• Dynamics

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a Pitch (Melody) term?

• Ascending

• Percussive

• Conjunct

• Disjunct

Match

Match the following explanation with the correct tempo

• very slow

• walking pace

• very fast

Largo

Andante

Presto

• Largo

• Andante

• Presto

Multiple Choice

What is the musical term for volume?

• Dynamics

• Tone

• Rhythm

• Texture

Multiple Choice

What is texture?

• Layers of sound (thick or thin)

• Speed of sounds

• Different instruments

• A lot of loud sounds

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of the TEXTURE changing?

• A guitar plays a solo and then the bass and drumkit come in.

• All of the instruments play loudly, then softly.

• The flute plays high notes and the trombone plays low notes.

• The guitarist uses a wah-wah pedal.

Multiple Select

Which two of these answers describes dynamics?

• Allegro

• mezzoforte

• moderato

• crescendo

Multiple Choice

Which word do we use to describe how the layers of music of music interact?

• Timbre

• Tempo

• Texture

Fill in the Blanks

Two or more voices singing exactly the same thing at the same time is called...

Multiple Choice

Which section of a song usually has the same melody but different lyrics each time it returns?

• Chorus

• Middle 8

• Intro

• Verse

Multiple Choice

Which of these terms for tempo means "walking pace"?

• Adagio

• Andante

• Allegro

• Vivace

Match

Match the following time signatures to their corresponding type.

• 2/4

• 6/8

• 4/4

• 12/8

simple time

compound time

simple time

compound time

• simple time

• compound time

• simple time

• compound time

Multiple Choice

Thinking about time signatures, the top number tells you.....

• how long each beat is

• how many beats per bar

• how many bars

Multiple Choice

Thinking about time signatures, the bottom number tells you.......

• the type of beat to count

• how many beats per bar

• how many bars to count

Multiple Choice

Thinking of time signatures, if the bottom number is 8 then the length of each beat will be a....

• quaver

• crotchet

• minim

• semibreve