Glossary:

• MetreSimple time signatureshow many beats are in a bar2/4 – 2 crotchets beats in a bar 3/4 - 3 crotchet bears in a bar4/4 – 4 crotchet beats in a bar

• Musical notationSemibreve – 4 beatsMinim – 2 beatsCrotchets – 1 beatQuavers – ½ a beat Semiquavers – ¼ of a beatSemibreve rest – 4 beat restMinim rest – 2 beat restCrotchet rests, - 1 beat restQuaver rests – ½ beat restSemiquaver rests – ¼ of a beat restDotted Crotchets – 1 ½ beatsDotted Quavers – ¾ of a beatDotted Crotchet rests – 1 ½ beat rest Dotted Quaver rests – ¾ of a beat restBar/s – section of music containing a specific number of beatsBarlines – vertical lines separating bars

Double barlines – 2 vertical lines

marking the start and endof a piece of music Repeat barlines – a double barlinewith two dots informing the performer to repeat a section of music

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo - slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quietpianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

Year 7 Half Term 1: Understanding Music - Rhythm

Notation

4 2 1 1/2 1/4

Notes

Rests

4 2 1 1/2 1/4

Performing Rhythms

What is the time signature? How many beats are in a bar? What is the tempo? How many beats long is each note? How should I count this? Are there any rests?

Composing Rhythms

What time signature am I using? How many beats are in each bar? Which notes add up to this amount of beats? Have I used rests? Can I or a peer perform my composition? Have I added dynamics?

Glossary:• MetreSimple time signatureshow many beats are in a bar

• Musical notationTreble clef – the clef used to notate higher pitched instruments and the right hand part on the piano.Semibreve – 4 beatsMinim – 2 beatsCrotchets – 1 beatQuavers – ½ a beat Semiquavers – ¼ of a beatSemibreve rest – 4 beat restMinim rest – 2 beat restCrotchet rests, - 1 beat restQuaver rests – ½ beat restSemiquaver rests – ¼ of a beat restDotted Crotchets – 1 ½ beatsDotted Quavers – ¾ of a beatDotted Crotchet rests – 1 ½ beat rest Dotted Quaver rests – ¾ of a beat restBar/s – section of music containing a specific number of beatsBarlines – vertical lines separating barsDouble barlines – 2 vertical lines marking the start and endof a piece of music

Repeat barlines – a double barlinewith two dots informing the performer to repeat a section of music

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo – slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quietpianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

Structure – how the music is organised

Technique – the correct hand, wrist and finger positions to use on the piano

Year 7 Half Term 2:Understanding Music –keyboard treble clef

The Piano Keyboard

Glossary:

• Ensemble – a group of musicians performing the same piece of music

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo – slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quietpianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

• Structure – how the music is organised

• Technique – the correct hand, wrist and finger positions to use on the piano , guitar, drum kit or vocals.

• Tonality Major – happyMinor – sad

• Texture – the layers of a piece of music

Thin texture – solo or very small group of instruments/voicesThick texture – many instruments/voices

• Rhythm – the pattern that is produced by using different note and rest lengths

• Pitch – how high or low the note is

• Melody – the tune in a piece of music

• Instrumentation - the different instruments and voices used in a piece of music

• Ledger Lines – small additional lines above and below the stave

• Chords – two or more notes played at the same time

Year 7 Half Term 3: Musical Ensembles – The Bass Clef

The Piano Keyboard

Ledger Lines

Glossary:

• Media - various means of communication. For example, television, radio, and the newspaper are different types of media

• Composition – writing/creating your own music

• Evaluating – discussing the relevance of the music for the product being advertised

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo – slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quietpianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

• Structure – how the music is organised

• Tonality Major – happyMinor – sad

• Texture – the layers of a piece of music

Thin texture – solo or very small group of instruments/voicesThick texture – many instruments/voices

• Rhythm – the pattern that is produced by using different note and rest lengths

• Pitch – how high or low the note is

• Melody – the tune in a piece of music

• Instrumentation - the different instruments and voices used in a piece of music

• Chords – two or more notes played at the same time

Year 7 Half Term 4: Music and the Media

Glossary:

• Bob Marley - (6 February 1945 –11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae

• Genre – style/type of music

• Skanking – typical reggae syncopated (off beat) rhythm

• Ensemble – group of musicians

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo – slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quietpianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

• Structure – how the music is organised

• Tonality Major – happyMinor – sad

• Texture – the layers of a piece of music

Thin texture – solo or very small group of instruments/voicesThick texture – many instruments/voices

• Rhythm – the pattern that is produced by using different note and rest lengths

• Pitch – how high or low the note is

• Melody – the tune in a piece of music

• Instrumentation - the different instruments and voices used in a piece of music

• Chords – two or more notes played at the same time

Year 7 Half Term 5: Reggae

Glossary:

• 12 Bar Blues - The most common form of the blues a repeated twelve-bar chord progression

• Improvisation – creating music on the spot – without preparation

• Walking Bass line simply walks through the appropriate scale of each chord, one note per beat,

• Genre – style/type of music

• Ensemble – group of musicians

• Tempo: (speed)Allegro - fastAndante – at walking paceLargo – slow

• Dynamics: (Volume)fortissimo – ff - very loudforte – f - loudmezzoforte – mf – medium loudmezzopiano – mp – medium quietpiano – p - quiet

pianissimo – pp – very quietCrescendo – gradually getting louderDiminuendo – gradually getting quieter

• Structure – how the music is organised

• Tonality Major – happyMinor – sad

• Texture – the layers of a piece of music

Thin texture – solo or very small group of instruments/voicesThick texture – many instruments/voices

• Rhythm – the pattern that is produced by using different note and rest lengths

• Instrumentation - the different instruments and voices used in a piece of music

• Chords – two or more notes played at the same time

Year 7 Half Term 6: The Blues and its influences

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

12 Bar Blues Chord Sequence

C C C C

F F C C

G F C C