Starter quiz
- How do you find the note C on the keyboard?
- It is to the left of the three black keys
- It is to the left of the two black keys ✓
- It is to the right of the two black keys
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- Which hand is in the C position?
- What allows you more time to play the notes accurately when learning a piece of music?
- Playing at a fast tempo
- Getting faster and slower
- Playing at a slow tempo ✓
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- What is the term for a set of five lines and four spaces that you use to read music?
- Melody
- Stave ✓
- Rhythm
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Name the note pictured in the space.- E
- F ✓
- D
- G
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Name the note pictured on the line.- G ✓
- E
- D
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Exit quiz
- What is a phrase?
- A selection of long and short note durations in a pattern
- A short beat cycle
- A section of a melody that is often two or four bars long ✓
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- Match the key terms to the correct definition.
- Crotchet⇔A one beat note ✓
- Minim⇔A two beat note ✓
- Rhythm⇔A selection of long and short note durations in a pattern ✓
- Ludwig van ______ wrote the music for Ode to Joy.
- 'Beethoven' ✓
- Starting with the shortest put the following musical components in order.
- 1⇔Crotchet
- 2⇔Bar
- 3⇔Phrase
- 4⇔Melody
- Which of these bars contains both a D and an F?
How many beats are there in a bar of the pictured melody?- 5 ✓
- 3
- 4
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Melodies are made up of phrases. The phrases in Ode to Joy are four bars long.
- A crotchet is a one beat note and a minim is a two beat note.
- Playing the first two phrases of Ode to Joy on the keyboard.
- An emphasis on the first beat of a bar and playing the last bar slighly quieter can help to create a well-shaped phrase.
- Ode to Joy is a melody by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Common misconception
Overdoing the emphasis on the first note of the bar and the music becoming stilted.
Play the pupils a non-example where the first beat is so strong it becomes unmusical and follow this with a good example.
Keywords
Bar - A bar of music is a short beat cycle. A bar is often 2, 3, or 4 beats long.
Phrase - A phrase is a section of a melody. A phrase is often 2 or 4 bars long.
Rhythm - A rhythm is a selection of long and short note durations in a pattern. All melodies have a rhythm.
Crotchet - A crotchet is a note lasting for one beat.
Minim - A minim is a note lasting for two beats.
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