Unit 4 - Aural perception skills

LO1

Know about different intervals and pitches

Intervals

: major; minor; perfect; augmented; diminished; simple; compound Pitches
: tones; semi-tones; degrees of the scale

The score has piano (both left hand and right hand,) and a vocal line
The top note for the piano on the right hand is G and the bottom note is E
The top note for the piano on the right hand is A and the bottom note is D
The top note for the vocal line is B and the bottom note is C.

This score has piano (both left hand and right hand) and a vocal line.
The top note for the piano on the right hand is G and the bottom note is also G.
The top note for the piano on the left hand is D and the bottom note is A. 
The top note for the vocal line is G and the bottom note is C.

The top range for a trained female vocalist is soprano. The range of a soprano is C4 to C6. The bottom range for a trained femail vocalist is Contralto/Alto the range of an alto is F3 to D5.

The top range for a trained male vocalist is Tenor. The range of tenor is C3 to C5. The bottom range for a male vocalist is Bass. The range of Bass is F2 to E4.


Major 3rd

Major 2nd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 7th

Major 6th

Perfect Octave

Minor 3rd

Minor 6th

Minor 7th

Minor 2nd

Augmented 4th

Perfect Unison

Diminished 5th

LO2

Know about chords and chord progressions

Types of chord

: major; minor; dominant; augmented; diminished; seventh chords

Chord progressions
: standard progressions in both diatonic and chromatic forms

Major (root position)

Minor (first inversion)

Dominant 7th (root posistion)

Dimished

Sus 4

Augmented

LO3 rhythm


Know about simple and complex rhythms
Time signatures: duple; triple; compound; complex eg 7/8
Rhythms: regular; dotted; syncopated; triplets; subdivisions eg 2+2+3 in 7/8

Semibreve

Minum

Crotchet

Dotted Crotchet

Crotchet Rest

 Dotted crotchet rest

Semibreve rest

Dotted Minum

Dotted Minum Rest

Minum Rest

Quaver rest

 Dotted quaver rest

Dotted quaver

Semiquaver

Dotted semiquaver

Quaver

Semiquaver rest

Dotted semiquaver rest

Demi semiquaver rest

Demi semiquaver

Here is the link to our stomp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQKwVwZliE

LO4 tonality


Know about harmony and tonality
Harmony: diatonic harmony; chromatic harmony; modulation; resolution
Tonality: tonal; atonality; bitonality; polytonality

Tonal: Having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

Atonality: The absence of a key and the alternative to the diatonic system

Bitonality: Bitonality is the use of only two different keys at the same time.

Polytonality: The simultaneous use of two or more keys in a musical composition.


Key: A minor

The chords within A minor are: Am, Bdim, C+, Dm, E7, F, G#dim

 Key: C minor

The chords within C minor: Cm, Ddim, Eb+, Fm, G7, Abm, Bdim

The chords within this song are: Cm, Bb, Bbsus4
Therefore this song is Diatonic

 Key: C major

The chords within C major are: C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim

Key: C minor

The chords within C minor: Cm, Ddim, Eb+, Fm, G7, Abm, Bdim

The chords in this song are: Cm, Gsus4
Therefore this song is Diatonic

Key: G minor

The chords within G minor: Gmin, Adim, Bbmaj, Cmin, Dmin, Ebmaj, Fmaj

The chords in this song are: Bbmaj, Cmin, Ebmaj, Fmaj
Therefore this song is Diatonic

Below is an example of a Chromatic movement:

As you can see at the end of the bar where the lyrics are "Smiling" there is an accidental Ab which moves into a G.

Below is another example of a Chromatic movement:

As you can see there is a movement from a Dsharp to an E. 

Below is another example of a Chromatic movement:

The key of this song is Bb
In the song you can see there is a movement from C to Bnatural.



Tonality 

C major

G major

F major

A minor

D minor

E minor