Year 10 - Music
Israeli folk music
Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the cultural and historic context of Israeli folk music and its key musical features.
Key Notes
- Israeli folk music is influenced by various global regions and has strong ties with Jewish folk music.
- It is often used to accompany dance, in particular at celebrations and festive occasions in Israel.
- The music is energetic, upbeat and has a strong rhythmic pulse for dancing to.
- Its distinct sound comes from its use of off-beat chords, accelerando and ornamentation, including note bends.
- Typical instruments include violin, clarinet and accordion.
Vocabulary To Learn
- accelerando: when the tempo gradually speeds up
- note bending: when a musician 'bends' the pitch of a note
- ornamentation: when a performer decorates a melody with extra notes (such as trills or grace notes)
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Israeli music is very similar to other Middle Eastern music because Israel is in the Middle East.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Israeli folk music is influenced by various global regions and has strong ties with Jewish folk music. It is often used to accompany dance, in particular at celebrations and festive occasions in Israel.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'accelerando'
when the tempo gradually speeds up.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Israeli music is very similar to other Middle Eastern music because Israel is in the Middle East. Correction: Israeli folk music has a very different history to other music from the region, as it was influenced by Jewish migrants from other parts of the world. Jewish folk music uses many European instruments and has similarities with European folk music.
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