Year 10 - Music
Exploring texture and timbre
Free Composition: Extending ideas
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Lesson Summary
You will learn to change texture and timbre to create contrast in repeated sections of music.
Key Notes
- To create contrast in a composition it is important to vary the texture and timbre.
- This might include changing which part plays the melody and which parts are accompanying.
- Composers use a range of accompaniment patterns to create the mood and character in the music.
- These include broken chords and Alberti bass patterns.
- They change these patterns to create variety and contrast between sections.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Accompaniment: The accompaniment is the musical part or parts which provide the rhythmic and harmonic support for the melody.
- Broken chord: A broken chord is when the notes of a chord are not all played at the same time.
- Alberti bass: Alberti bass is a typical broken chord accompaniment pattern of the classical period.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Broken chords have to be in the triad position where the root is the lowest note.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
To create contrast in a composition it is important to vary the texture and timbre. This might include changing which part plays the melody and which parts are accompanying.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Accompaniment'
The accompaniment is the musical part or parts which provide the rhythmic and harmonic support for the melody.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Broken chords have to be in the triad position where the root is the lowest note. Correction: Broken chords like block chords can be played in different inversions and this can make them more interesting.
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