Revision For Music EOY

🎵 Note Values 🎵

  • Semibreve = 4 beats 🕓

  • Minim = 2 beats

  • Crochet = 1 beat 🥁

  • Quaver = half beat 🎸

  • Semi-quaver = one fourth beat 🎼


🎼 Elements of Music 🎼

  1. Melody 🎤
    Meaning: A sequence of notes that sound pleasant together and form the main tune.
    Example: The tune you hum from “Happy Birthday.” 🎂🎶

  2. Harmony 🎶
    Meaning: The sound created when two or more notes are played at the same time.
    Example: Singing in a choir where people sing different notes together. 👩‍🎤👨‍🎤

  3. Rhythm 🥁
    Meaning: The pattern of beats or timing in music.
    Example: The beat you clap along to in a song. 👏

  4. Tempo
    Meaning: How fast or slow the music is.
    Example: A lullaby has a slow tempo; a dance song has a fast tempo. 💤💃

  5. Dynamics 🔊🔉
    Meaning: How loud or quiet the music is.
    Example: A sudden loud crash in a song, or soft background music in a movie. 🎬🎧

  6. Timbre (Tone Color) 🎷🎻
    Meaning: The unique sound quality of a voice or instrument.
    Example: A violin sounds different from a guitar, even if they play the same note. 🎸🎻

  7. Texture 🧵
    Meaning: How many layers of sound are heard at once.
    Example: One singer (simple texture) vs. an orchestra playing many instruments (rich texture). 🎤🎻🎺🥁

  8. Pitch 🎵
    Meaning: How high or low a sound is.
    Example: A whistle has a high pitch; a drum has a low pitch. 🎺🥁


🎻 Instruments in the Orchestra 🎺

Section

Instruments

Strings

Violin 🎻, Viola 🎻, Cello 🎻, Double Bass 🎻, Harp 🎶

Woodwinds

Flute 🎶, Piccolo 🎶, Oboe 🎶, English Horn 🎶, Clarinet 🎶, Bass Clarinet 🎶, Bassoon 🎶, Contrabassoon 🎶

Brass

Trumpet 🎺, Cornet 🎺, French Horn 🎺, Trombone 🎺, Euphonium 🎺, Tuba 🎺, Wagner Tuba 🎺

Percussion

Timpani 🥁, Snare Drum 🥁, Bass Drum 🥁, Cymbals 🥁, Triangle 🥁, Xylophone 🥁, Glockenspiel 🥁, Tubular Bells 🥁, Marimba 🥁, Castanets 🥁, Gong 🥁, Tambourine 🥁, Rainstick 🥁

Keyboard

Piano 🎹, Celesta 🎹, Organ 🎹