key stage 3 listening diary and help sheet · ideas for new music • blues • rock and roll •...
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Key Stage 3 Music
Listening Diary
Each week choose two pieces of music to listen to in detail and answer the questions on the other side of this sheet
What should I listen to?
What should I do?
Be brave in your music choices, don’t just listen to songs and pieces you already know and like. Use this opportunity to discover new musicians, bands, singers, styles
and genres
How do I find new music?
If you have access to the internet:• Youtube• Spotify• Radio station websites• BBC Ten pieces website• BBC Bitesize Music• Google - ask for random/
new music
If you don’t have access to the internet:• Radio stations• Music channels on TV (freeview or
paid service)• Ask family members if they have
music on their phones• Watch a film and listen to the music• Theme tunes of TV programmes• CD’s in the house or from family
members
Ideas for new music
• Blues• Rock and Roll• Jazz• Folk• Reggae• Musical Theatre• Disco• Soul music• Baroque• Techno• Swing• Orchestra• Film music
• TV theme tunes• Music for adverts• Video game music• Music for celebrations• Music from different decades (1960’s,
1920’s etc)• Music from different countries• Music that represents an animal• Music that tells a story• A Cappella • Instrumental• Music that doesn’t use instruments• Music for dancing
Answer these questions about the piece of music you have listened to
About the piece
Title of the pieceWho wrote the piece?
Who is performing the piece?When was it composed (written, created)?
What style/genre of music is it?How do you know this?
Listening in detail
Use the music literacy sheet to help
Choose at least three sections from the Basic Music Literacy sheet to describe your chosen music
i.e Dynamics, Texture and Instrumentation
Write in full sentences and be specific i.e. “The dynamics at the beginning are forte”
“The texture starts thin and gets thicker at the chorus”“The trumpet is playing the main melody and the string family is
accompanying”
Do you like the piece? Explain why or why not
Texture - the layers of sound and how they fit togetherThin Thick Unison Imitation
A single layer Lots of layers weaving together
All doing the same thing
When one part copies another
Articulation - how the notes are played Dynamics - volumeDetached Sustained Piano Forte
Separate, spiky notes Long, held notes Quiet Loud
Basic Music LiteracyMelody - the main tune
Ascending Descending Conjunct Disjunct
Going up in pitch Going down in pitch Moves by step Moves in big jumps
Structure - the sections and how they are orderedPhrase Section Repeated Contrasting
Like a musical sentence
Like a musical paragraph
A section that is the same again
A section that is different
Instrumentation - the instruments usedOrchestra Vocal String Brass Woodwind Percussion
TimpaniSnare Drum
CymbalTambourine
TriangleBass Drum
Strings, brass, woodwind and
percussion instruments
Male and/or female singer
Violin, viola, cello, double
bass
Trumpet, french horn, trombone,
tuba
Flute, oboe, clarinet,
bassoon, saxophone
Rhythm - the pattern of notes against the beatBeat Time Signature Simple Complex
Steady pulse of the music
How many beats in a bar
Simple pattern of note values Complicated rhythm
Tempo - the speed of the musicAllegro Andante Largo
Quick Walking Pace Slow and Steady
On the line - Use the Rhyme - Every Gateshead Bus Drives Fast
In the space, it spells FACE
Treble Clef Notes
The Keyboard
Bass -
Low
pit
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d
Tre
ble
- Hig
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itche
d
C is always to the left of TWO black notes
Sharp
Makes a note higher - Black note to the right
Flat
Makes a note lower - Black note to the left