music revision topics gcse music bach ... revision topics year 9 – gcse music 1 listening question...
TRANSCRIPT
MUSIC REVISION TOPICS YEAR 9 – GCSE MUSIC 1 listening question on the following:-
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major (3rd Movement)
Written & Listening questions on the following:-
Classical Features Classical Composers Classical Instruments Voice Ranges Chords & Cadences Textures
YEAR 10 – GCSE MUSIC
6 listening questions on the following:- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major (3rd Movement) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13, 1st Movement Purcell: ‘Music for A While’ Queen: ‘Killer Queen’ Stephen Schwartz: ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked John Williams: theme from ‘Star Wars’
1 unfamiliar listening question (8 marks) 1 comparison question between ‘Defying Gravity’ and another piece
(12 marks) YEAR 11 – GCSE MUSIC
6 listening questions on the following:- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major (3rd Movement) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13, 1st Movement Purcell: ‘Music for A While’ Queen: ‘Killer Queen’ Stephen Schwartz: ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked John Williams: theme from ‘Star Wars’
1 unfamiliar listening question (8 marks) 1 comparison question between ‘Defying Gravity’ and another piece
(12 marks)
YEAR 11 – NCFE www.ncfe.org.uk Unit 1 Using a DAW Unit 2 Creating Music Unit 3 Recording Techniques Unit 4 Sound Creation. YEAR 12 – A LEVEL MUSIC
1 listening question (with skeleton score) on the following:- Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No.11
1 listening question (with skeleton score) on the following:- Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata in G minor
1 written question (20 marks) on the following:- Evaluate the use of any 2 of the following elements in Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No.11 Melody, Rhythm & Metre, Texture, Structure, Tonality, Harmony, Resources
1 harmony question on the following:-
3-2-1 cadential progression & 3-2-2-1 cadential progression. Including use of at least two non-harmony notes where applicable. Such as a lower auxiliary note, suspension, passing note or secondary-dominant. Revise the steps from the following:- www.choraleguide.com
YEAR 13 – A LEVEL MUSIC – Listening Exam
3 listening questions (with skeleton score) on the following:- Set works to cover: Film Music (Herrmannn, Elfman & Portman)
Instrumental Music (Vivaldi, Schumann & Berlioz) New directions (Cage, Saariaho, Stravinsky) Fusions (Debussy, Familia Valera Miranda) (28 marks – Total)
1 dictation question
(8 marks)
1 unfamiliar written question (20 marks)
1 essay on Evaluating a set work Choose from 2 set works (30 marks)
YEAR 13 – A LEVEL MUSIC – Harmony Exam
1 harmony question on the following:-
Add in Alto, Tenor & Bass parts to complete a full Bach chorale from a given chorale in different keys (major/minor) using any of Bach’s characteristics. Such as passing notes, chord substitutions, secondary-dominants etc.