Music A-Level Summer CourseName: Things to learn before September…

Notes/Keys Chords & Other Listening

Major Scales Major & Minor TriadsCheck out the INA youtube channel playlist. Prepare to discuss your views on these different artists in harkness AoS2 Pop Music

Beyoncé Stevie Wonder Joni Mitchell Muse Labrinth Daft punk

AoS3 Film Music Michael Giacchino Hans Zimmer Bernard Herrman Thomas Newman Nobuo Uematsu

AoS1 Western Classical Music Baroque Concerto Mozart Opera Romantic Piano Music

Key Signatures Chords from keys

Circle of Fifths Note/rest values & clefs

Minor Scales Time signatures

Tones & Semi-tones Intervals

What note is a tone above C? ___ What note is a semitone below F? ___

What note is seven semitones above Eb? ___

What note is twelve semitones above F? ___ What note is 3 tones below G? ___

What note is 9 semi-tones above G#? ___

Q

What are the notes in a C major Scale?

What are the notes in an Eb major scale?

What are the notes in an F# major scale?

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Q

Fill in the missing key signatures:

C major Eb major F# major

Q

Memorise the circle of fifths!Q

What are the notes in an A minor Scale?

What are the notes in an C minor scale?

What are the notes in an Eb minor scale?

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Q

Memorise the circle of fifths (minor)!Q

How many beats in a semi-breve? ___ How many beats in a minim? ___

How many beats in a crotchet? ___

How many beats in a quaver? ___ How many beats in a semi-quaver? ___

How many beats in a dotted crotchet? ___

Q

Notes on the Stave: Treble Clef (G clef)

Q Q Q

Q Q

Notes on the Stave: Bass Clef (F clef)

What are the three notes in a C major triad?

What are the three notes in an Eb major triad?

What are the three notes in an F# minor triad?

What are the three notes in an A minor triad?

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Q

Fill in the blank A-major chord chartQ

Intervals - the distance between 2 pitchesMajor Scale intervals - C major (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C) Other intervals (CHROMATIC)

Major 2nd

(2 ST)Major 3rd

(4 ST)Perfect Fourth(5 ST)

Perfect Fifth(7 ST)Major 6th

(9 ST)Major 7th

(11 ST)Perfect Octave(12 ST)

Minor 2nd

(1 ST)Minor 3rd

(3 ST)Augmente

d 4th/Tritone(6 ST)

Augmented Fifth

(8 ST)Minor 7th

(10 ST)

1.ST - Minor 2nd 2.ST - Major 2nd 3.ST - Minor 3rd 4.ST - Major 3rd 5.ST - Perfect 4th 6.ST - Tritone

7.ST - Perfect 5th 8.ST - Aug 5th 9.ST - Major 6th 10.ST - Minor 7th 11.ST - Major 7th 12.ST - Perfect Oc

Intervals - the distance between 2 pitchesWhat note is a major 2nd above D? ___

What note is a perfect 4th above Bb? ___ What note is a perfect 5th above F? ___

What note is a minor 2nd above D? ___ What note is an augmented 4th above G? ___

What note is an augmented 5th below D#? ___

Q

1.ST - Minor 2nd 2.ST - Major 2nd 3.ST - Minor 3rd 4.ST - Major 3rd

5.ST - Perfect 4th 6.ST - Tritone 7.ST - Perfect 5th 8.ST - Aug 5th

9.ST - Major 6th 10.ST - Minor 7th 11.ST - Major 7th 12.ST - Perfect Oc

What does the time signature 3/2 mean?

What does the time signature 5/4 mean?

What does the time signature 9/8 mean?

Q

AoS 1 Western Classical Tradition (Appraising Music)STRAND A

Baroque: The Solo Concerto

Sonata for trumpet and strings in D major Z.850 (complete)

Flute concerto in D Il Gardellino op.10 no.3 RV428 (complete)

Violin concerto in A minor BWV1041 (complete)

STRAND B

Classical: The Operas of Mozart

Le Nozze di Figaro k.492: Act 1,

Overture

No.1 Duettino (Figaro and Susanna, including following recitative)

No. 3 Cavatina (Figaro, including the previous recitative)

No. 4 Aria (Bartolo)

No. 5 Duettino (Susanna and Marcellina)

No.6 Aria (Cherubino)

No. 7 Terzetto (Susanna, Basilio, Count)

No. 9 Aria (Figaro)

STRAND C

Romantic: The piano music of Chopin, Brahms and Grieg

Chopin: Ballade no.2 in F major op.38

Chopin: Nocturne in Eminor op.72 no.1

Brahms: Intermezzo in A major op.118. no.2

Brahms: Ballade in G minor op. 118 no.3

Grieg: Norwegian march op.54 no.2

Grieg: Notturno op.54 no.4

AoS 2 Popular Music (Appraising Music)Stevie Wonder ‘For Once in my Life’ ‘Signed Sealed Delivered’ ‘Superstition’ ‘You Are the Sunshine of my

Life’ ‘Sir Duke’

Joni Mitchell ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ ‘River’ ‘Carey' ‘A Case of You’ ‘Help Me’

Muse ‘Stockholm Syndrome' ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ ‘Uprising' ‘Supremacy’

Daft Punk ‘Around the World’ ‘One More Time’ ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’ ‘Get Lucky’

Beyoncé ‘Crazy in Love’ ‘Listen' ‘Single Ladies’ ‘Best Thing I Never Had’

Labrinth ‘Earthquake’ ‘Express Yourself’ ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’ ‘Let it Be’ ‘Jealous’

AoS 3 Music for Media (Appraising Music)Hans Zimmer Pirates of the

Caribbean Inception Gladiator 12 Years a Slave

The Dark Knight Rises Rain Man The Lion

King

Thomas Newman

American Beauty Skyfall Saving Mr.

BanksThe

Shawshank Redemption

Finding Nemo

Bernard Herrman

Psycho Vertigo Citizen Kane North by Northwest Taxi Driver

Michael Giacchino

Call of Duty Medal of Honour

Lost Up The Incredibles

Mission Impossible III

Star Trek into Darkness

Star Wars - Rogue One

Jurassic World

Doctor Strange

Spiderman-Homecoming

Nobuo UematsuFinal

Fantasy: ‘Opening Medley’

Final Fantasy:

‘Rebel Army’ (II)

Final Fantasy: ‘Terra’s

Theme’ (VI)

Final Fantasy: ‘Aerith’s

Theme’ (VII)

Final Fantasy:

‘One-winged Angel’

Final Fantasy:

‘Fragments of Memories’

Final Fantasy:

‘Vamo’ alla Flamenco’

(IX)

Final Fantasy: ‘At Zanarkand’

Final Fantasy:

‘Ronfaure’ (XI)

Lost Odyssesy ‘Light of

Blessing’/‘A Letter’

Blue Dragon ‘Cave’