Year 7

How can you express the meaning of a song effectively?

Year 7

How can you express the meaning of a song effectively?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore how to communicate expression in music. We will play all four verses of 'Amazing Grace' and use dynamics and legato and staccato articulation to help shape our performances.

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6 Questions

Q1.
What do dynamic markings tell us in music'?
The number of beats in a bar
What speed to play the music at
Correct answer: What volume to play the music at
Q2.
What does the dynamic marking 'diminuendo' mean?
Get gradually louder
Correct answer: Get gradually quieter
Play very quietly
Q3.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Correct answer: Get gradually louder
Get gradually quieter
Play very quietly
Q4.
What does the articulation marking 'legato' mean?
Play dotted notes
Play short and spiky notes
Correct answer: Play smooth notes
Q5.
What does the articulation marking 'staccato' mean?
Play dotted notes
Correct answer: Play short and spiky notes
Play smooth notes
Q6.
Which of the following could you play as a simple accompaniment to 'Amazing Grace'? Choose two.
Correct answer: A drone
A melody
Correct answer: An ostinato

7 Questions

Q1.
What is a phrase in music?
A full stop
Correct answer: A musical sentence
A question mark
Q2.
How many phrases are there in 'Amazing Grace'?
1
2
3
Correct answer: 4
Q3.
Which phrases in 'Amazing Grace' begin the same way?
Correct answer: Phrases 1, 2 and 4
Phrases 2 and 4
Phrases 2, 3 and 4
Q4.
What do dynamics tell the performer?
What speed to play the music at
What type of articulation to play
Correct answer: What volume to play the music at
Q5.
What do articulation markings tell the performer?
Correct answer: How to express the music on their instrument
To play with both hands on the keyboard
What volume to play the music at
Q6.
What does the articulation marking 'legato' mean?
Play quiet notes
Play short notes
Correct answer: Play smoothly
Q7.
What does the articulation marking 'staccato' mean?
Play quiet notes
Correct answer: Play short notes and detached notes
Play smoothly