Year 7

How can you perform 'amazingly' from staff notation?

Year 7

How can you perform 'amazingly' from staff notation?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to read pitch in the treble clef from which you will perform the first two phrases of 'Amazing Grace' using the F major pentatonic scale.

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6 Questions

Q1.
How many different natural pitches are there on the keyboard?
6
Correct answer: 7
8
Q2.
The word 'scale' comes from the Italian word for ...
Correct answer: ladder
leap
step
Q3.
How many notes are there in a pentatonic scale?
3
4
Correct answer: 5
Q4.
Which pitches are in the F major pentatonic scale?
EFG BA
FCG DE
Correct answer: FGA CD
Q5.
What is a 'phrase' in music?
Correct answer: A musical sentence
A vocal introduction
Playing lots of notes without taking a break
Q6.
What does 'improvisation' mean?
Correct answer: Make music up on the spot
Perform bars one and two only
Perform what is written

9 Questions

Q1.
Which scale does 'Amazing Grace' use?
A major scale
A minor scale
Correct answer: A pentatonic scale
Q2.
How many pitches are there in a pentatonic scale?
2
3
Correct answer: 5
Q3.
What is a phrase?
A musical full stop
A musical question mark
Correct answer: A musical sentence
Q4.
How many phrases are there in 'Amazing Grace'?
2
3
Correct answer: 4
Q5.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches in the spaces called?
ABCDEFG
EGBDF
Correct answer: FACE
Q6.
In the treble clef, what are the pitches on the lines called?
ABCDEFG
Correct answer: EGBDF
FACE
Q7.
What does the dynamic marking 'piano' mean?
Loud
Correct answer: Quiet
Very quiet
Q8.
What does the dynamic marking 'crescendo' mean?
Correct answer: Get louder gradually
Play loudly
Play quietly
Q9.
If the music has the marking 'flowing', how would we perform it?
adagio
Correct answer: legato
staccato