Transcript Listening_and_Appraising

♫ Listening
and–Appraising
Listening
and Appraising
Revision Unit
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Revision Unit
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Listening and appraising
During your GCSE course you will have listened to many
examples of music from your areas of study.
At the end of your
course you will
complete a listening
exam that will test
your understanding of
the areas of study and
your ability to describe
extracts of music
played to you.
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Describing what you hear
Pitch
Duration
Texture
Timbre
Tempo
Expression
A piece can be described by considering these musical elements.
♫ What does each one mean? ♫
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Describing what you hear
Pitch – how high, medium and low notes are used and
combined within the piece.
Duration – how short, medium and long sounds are
used and combined within the piece.
Tempo – the speed of the piece.
Timbre – the quality of the individual musical resources
(instruments and voices) used in the piece.
Texture – how the musical resources (instruments and
voices) are combined in the piece.
Expression – the way in which the piece is performed.
The mind maps on the next five slides will help you
revise the key terms for each element.
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Pitch
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Duration and tempo
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Timbre
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Texture
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Expression
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The big picture: structure and form
You may also be asked to comment on:
the structure of an extract you hear
the form of a piece of music.
To prepare for this, make sure you understand the common
devices composers use to create musical pieces, for
example sequence and repetition…
…as well as the common
forms used in the areas of
study you have looked at,
for example binary form.
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Form and structure
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Exam tips
You will be given time to read the paper through at
the beginning of the exam. Use this time wisely by
reading each question carefully.
There will be lots of pieces of music to listen to,
each one with its own set of questions. Don’t try to
answer them while the music is playing. Listen
carefully and start to write when the music stops.
Each piece is normally played 3 or 4 times. If there
are a lot of questions to answer, try to concentrate
on 2 or 3 each time the music is played.
If you can’t remember a technical term you need in
order to describe something, don’t leave the
answer blank. Instead use everyday words to
describe what you hear.
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