Modulation/Sequence and Riff

Know: The Intervals AQA require you to aurally recognise and utilise.Understand: How intervals and ornamentation are use in compositionBe able to: Compose and perform a selection of intervals and ornaments.*Make a point that weve already done Major and Minor.WHAT IS AN INTERVAL?The distance between 2 notes. The same thing as a tone or a semitone except you can move more than a tone

Use the virtual keyboard and start on C to show what intervals are.QUESTION: Why do you need to know Intervals?

INTERVALS YOU NEED TO KNOWThe good news is that in the listening exam you only have to know 4 intervals.

So, when I was at school I came up with a way of figuring these intervals out when I heard them so thats what were gonna do now!PERFORMANCE: Happy Birthday = Major 2nd

CCDCFECCDCGFCC AFEEDA#A#AFGFQUESTION: Where can you see / hear a major 2nd?ModeratoPERFORMANCE: Here Comes the Bride = Perfect 4th

CFFFCGEFCFACAGFEEFGQUESTION: Where can you see / hear a perfect 4th?

PERFORMANCE: Star wars theme = Perfect 5th

CGF E DCGF E DCGF E FDGGQUESTION: Where can you see / hear a perfect 5th?

PERFORMANCE: Somewhere over the rainbow = Octave

CCBGABCCAGCFECDEFDBCDECQUESTION: Where can you see / hear an Octave?

OrnamentationTRILL

=Rapid movement back & forth between the note.C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C DTASK: Perform above then Add a trill on the end of happy birthdayACCIACCATURASometimes called a grace note, its a very quick note played before the main one.

TASK: Perform an Acciaccatura before the first 4 notes of Somewhere over the Rainbow.PITCH BEND

String instruments can bend the strings to increase the pitch.TASK: Add pitch bend to here comes the bride. Instead of playing G bend up from an F. TASK: Clap this rhythm

TASK: Add pitch to the rhythm. You may only use a Major 2nd, perfect 4th, Perfect 5th and an Octave.TASK: Perform it!