Grade 7 Music Literacy Summary

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Music
Grade 7
Term 1



Contents
REVISION................................................................................................................................................. 2
The Treble clef .................................................................................................................................... 2
Pitch .................................................................................................................................................... 2
The Semi-breve ................................................................................................................................... 2
The Semi-breve Rest ........................................................................................................................... 2
The Minim........................................................................................................................................... 2
The Minim Rest................................................................................................................................... 3
The Crochet ........................................................................................................................................ 3
The Crochet rest ................................................................................................................................. 3
The Quaver ......................................................................................................................................... 3
The Quaver rest .................................................................................................................................. 3
Note Values and Rest Values .................................................................................................................. 4
The Semi-quaver: British name .......................................................................................................... 4
Letter names of the treble clef ............................................................................................................... 5
Solfa notation ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Time signatures ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Mood in music ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Families of Instruments .......................................................................................................................... 8
Woodwind .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Strings ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Brass ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Percussion......................................................................................................................................... 10
The Djembe drum ................................................................................................................................. 11
Some drumming terms and techniques ........................................................................................... 12




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REVISION
The Treble clef
• The purpose of the treble clef is to show the person playing or singing
music, that the pitch will be high.
• The treble clef is mostly played with the right hand on a piano as the
higher pitches on the keyboard are situated on the right hand side.



Pitch
Pitch is how high or how low a sound is. Women usually have high pitched voices
whereas men usually have low pitched voices



The Semi-breve
(Whole Note. taa-aa-aa-aa)
A semi-breve indicates that a continuous sound must be made for a period of four
beats.




The Semi-breve Rest
(Whole Note Rest. saa-aa-aa-aa)
A semi-breve rest indicates a continuous period of silence for four beats.



The Minim
(Half Note. taa-aa)
A minim indicates that a continuous sound must be made for a period of two
beats. Minims are made up of a ‘hollow’ head and a stem. The stem can face
up or down. The direction of the stem does not change the pitch (highness or
lowness) of the note.



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The Minim Rest
(Half Note rest. saa-aa)
A minim rest indicates a continuous period of silence for two beats.



The Crochet
(Quarter Note. taa)
A crochet indicates that a continuous sound must be made for a period of one beat.
Minims are made up of a ‘solid’ head and a stem.




The Crochet rest
(Quarter Note rest. saa)
A crochet rest indicates a continuous period of silence for one beat.



The Quaver
(Eighth Note. Ta or ta-te when there are 2 quavers)
A quaver indicates that a continuous sound must be made for a period of a half beat.
Quavers are made up of a ‘solid’ head, a stem and a flag.
When two or more quavers are joined then they are called ‘beamed’ quavers.




The Quaver rest
(Eighth Note rest. sa or sa-seh when there are 2 quavers)
A quaver indicates a continuous period of silence for a half beat.




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