Year 7

How can we develop our rhythmic ideas?

Year 7

How can we develop our rhythmic ideas?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore how we can develop musical ideas, and structure them into a rhythmic composition. We will also use dotted rhythms.

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8 Questions

Q1.
How many beats is a semibreve worth?
1
2
3
Correct answer: 4
Q2.
How many beats is a minim worth?
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q3.
How many beats is a crotchet worth?
Correct answer: 1
2
3
4
Q4.
How many beats is a quaver worth?
1
Correct answer: 1/2
2
3
Q5.
How many beats is a semiquaver worth?
1
1/2
Correct answer: 1/4
2
Q6.
What does fortissimo mean?
Loud
Quiet
Correct answer: Very Loud
Q7.
What does pianissimo mean?
Loud
Quiet
Correct answer: Very quiet
Q8.
What is an ostinato?
Correct answer: A repetitive musical idea
Playing lots of rhythms at the same time
Playing one musical idea without repeating it

8 Questions

Q1.
How many beats is a dotted semibreve worth?
2
4
Correct answer: 6
Q2.
How many beats is a dotted minim worth?
1
2
Correct answer: 3
Q3.
How many beats is a dotted crotchet worth?
1
Correct answer: 1 1/2
2
Q4.
What is retrograde?
Playing the music as written
Correct answer: Playing the music backwards
Playing the music out of time
Q5.
What is note addition?
Correct answer: Adding a note to an already composed rhythm
Playing the music backwards
Playing the music out of time
Q6.
What is note subtraction?
Adding a note to an already composed rhythm
Playing the music backwards
Correct answer: Subtracting a note to an already composed rhythm
Q7.
What is syncopation?
Correct answer: Playing off the beat
Playing on the beat
Playing the music backwards
Q8.
What is improvisation?
Correct answer: Making something up on the spot
Playing off the beat
Playing the music backwards