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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will find out what a phrase is and how melodies can be divided up into smaller phrases. We will experiment with phrases from Pachelbel's Canon, and rearrange them into longer melodies of our own.
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10 Questions
Q1.
What is a phrase?
A melody
The number of beats in a bar
Q2.
How many phrases are there in 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'?
2
4
Q3.
How long is each phrase in 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'?
3 bars
5 bars
Q4.
Complete the sentence: 'A time signature tells us how many beats in a _______'
Melody
Phrase
Q5.
Complete the sentence: 'Each of the melodies in Pachelbel's Canon are ____ bars long'
16
8
Q6.
What is the correct word for getting louder?
Diminuendo
Staccato
Q7.
What is the correct word for getting quieter?
Crescendo
Staccato
Q8.
When you see a slur between two notes, what does it tell you to do?
Play the two notes at the same time
Play the two notes loudly
Q9.
What is staccato?
Playing loudly
Playing smoothly
Q10.
What is legato?
Playing in a short and spiky way
Playing loudly