Timbre keywords

Timbre
instruments and voices singly and in combination as found in music for solo instruments concertos chamber groups pop and vocal music          acapella   String Quartet   Wind Chamber
generic families of instruments as found in world music (don't look at Celtic or Gamelan on this link)
instrumental techniques including con arco/with a bow pizzicato/plucked con sordino/muted double-stopping tremolo/tremolando
vocal ranges and techniques such as falsetto and vibrato
music of the carribean
African music
Indian music
Music of the 1960's
R 'n' B and Hip Hop
Musical Theatre
Samples, Loops

Watch and hear different instruments of the orchestra here

Texture and Tonality keywords

Click on the word to link to a definition.

Texture - Homphonic, monophonic, polyphonic. Melody and accompaniment.


Tonality
tonal        major        minor         modal
Texture      harmonic/homophonic             polyphonic/contrapuntal         imitation         unison          octaves         single melody line melody with accompaniment                 antiphonal
common signs terms & symbols
key signatures

Notes and Values

Here are some of the basics of music theory, this is specifically looking at note and rest values (how long they last). There is a link at the bottom of this post to the Rhythm Trainer where you can test your new found learnings..

















Click here for the Rhythm Trainer where you can create your own rhythm tests to check your understanding.

Unit 2 Composition Briefs

This year’s strand is World Music

Brief 1

My composition will be between 2:30 - 4:00 minutes in duration. It will include at least four instruments, one of which must be a drum/percussion track and another must be a melody instrument.
My Areas Of Study will be AoS1 - Rhythm & Metre and AoS3 - Texture & Melody.
My link to the strand of world music will be through the use of syncopation and/or the use of the pentatonic scale.

Brief  2

My composition will be between 2:30 - 4:00 minutes in duration. It will include at least four instruments, the melody line must be an audio track (this could be vocal, guitar, sax etc).
My Areas of Study will be AoS3 - Texture & Melody and AoS5 - Structure & Form.
My link to the strand of World Music will be through the use of call and response and/or the use of improvisation/ornamentation.

Brief 3

My composition will be between 2:30 - 4:00 minutes in duration. It will include at least four instruments, two of which must be drum/percussion tracks.
My Areas of Study will be AoS1 - Rhythm & Metre and AoS2 - Harmony & Tonality.
My link to the strand of World Music will be through the use of polyrhythms/cross-rhythms and/or use of a drone.

Texture videos and more help

Tonality

Miss Glover's presentation on Tonality.

Tonality

View more presentations from simonballemusic.

Texture

Information on Texture

Texture

View more presentations from simonballemusic.

Texture - Monophonic and Homophonic

Homophonic






Monophonic

Rhythm and Metre

Have a look at these.

Composition lyrics

There are many composition submissions for Unit 2 which would work brilliantly as songs. I'm aware that lyric writing is an art in itself and you may not have the inclination to spend hours writing your own lyrics. The good news is you don't have to for this composition task! You do not get marked on the lyrics...but it is important that they match the stye/mood of your composition.

Feel free to use the lyrics included below in your compositions. You can edit them, change words, whole phrases, miss bits out, whatever works for you..

Lyrics for Compositions

Many thanks to Miss Glover..!