Music

How can we add interest to a musical structure?

Key Stage 3, Music, West African Music

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How can we add interest to a musical structure?

In this lesson, we will be able to show how music has a sense of direction, by composing music within a structure.

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is a ternary form?

A structure with a repeating refrain and contrasting episodes.A structure with 3 sections - A B A, where B is contrasting.A song with 2 contrasting sections.

1/5

Q2.What is rondo form?

A structure with 3 sections. ABA, where B is contrasting.A structure with a repeating refrain and contrasting episodes.A structure commonly used in West African music.

2/5

Q3.What structure is ABACA?

SongTernaryRondo

3/5

Q4.What structure is Intro - Verse- Chorus- Outro?

RondoSongTernary

4/5

Q5.Why is structure important in music?

It gives the music a sense of direction, a beginning, middle and an end.It means the listener can learn the song more easily.It means that you can understand the lyrics and chords.

5/5

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is a ternary form?

A structure with a repeating refrain and contrasting episodes.A structure with 3 sections - A B A, where B is contrasting.A song with 2 contrasting sections.

1/5

Q2.What is rondo form?

A structure with 3 sections. ABA, where B is contrasting.A structure with a repeating refrain and contrasting episodes.A structure commonly used in West African music.

2/5

Q3.What structure is ABACA?

SongTernaryRondo

3/5

Q4.What structure is Intro - Verse- Chorus- Outro?

RondoSongTernary

4/5

Q5.Why is structure important in music?

It gives the music a sense of direction, a beginning, middle and an end.It means the listener can learn the song more easily.It means that you can understand the lyrics and chords.

5/5

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Adding interest to a musical structure

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What is ternary form?

A structure with a section (A) that repeats after a contrasting (B) section.A structure that alternates between a refrain and episodes.A structure used in pop songs with intro, verse, chorus and outro sections.

1/5

Q2.How can we turn two sections into a ternary (ABA) form?

Compose a new section.Add a C section.Repeat the first A section at the end.

2/5

Q3.What is a 'link' section?

The ropes that connect the skin of the djembe to the wood.A stop signal.A short part of music that connects one section to another.

3/5

Q4.How can we add interest to a structure?

Change songs half way through.Remove the B section.Develop the section that repeats.

4/5

Q5.Which of the following is not a way to develop a section?

Change dynamicsRemove the entire sectionAdd or remove notesChange sonority

5/5

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Quiz:

Adding interest to a musical structure

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What is ternary form?

A structure with a section (A) that repeats after a contrasting (B) section.A structure that alternates between a refrain and episodes.A structure used in pop songs with intro, verse, chorus and outro sections.

1/5

Q2.How can we turn two sections into a ternary (ABA) form?

Compose a new section.Add a C section.Repeat the first A section at the end.

2/5

Q3.What is a 'link' section?

The ropes that connect the skin of the djembe to the wood.A stop signal.A short part of music that connects one section to another.

3/5

Q4.How can we add interest to a structure?

Change songs half way through.Remove the B section.Develop the section that repeats.

4/5

Q5.Which of the following is not a way to develop a section?

Change dynamicsRemove the entire sectionAdd or remove notesChange sonority

5/5

Lesson summary: How can we add interest to a musical structure?

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