Study Guides

Unit Summary

This unit develops knowledge and understanding of the instruments of the orchestra. Pupils also learn to play a famous orchestral melody on the keyboard, learning to play and move out of position and they learn to identify from C to octave C on the stave through performance.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to add an accompaniment part to Going Home.

Key Notes

• The accompaniment part for Going Home is played by the left hand an octave lower than the melody part.
• We have performed the accompaniment part separately and then the melody and accompaniment together for section A.
• The accompaniment mainly uses semibreves.
• It is important to consider expression in performance. This can include stressing certain notes and using dynamics.

Vocabulary To Learn

• accompaniment: a part in the music that supports the melody
• octave: an interval of 8 notes (e.g. a C and the next highest C are an octave apart)
• semibreve: a note that lasts for 4 beats

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• The accompaniment part is semibreves throughout.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Performing the melody and accompaniment for Going Home Study Guide
• Playing an orchestral melody in the C position Study Guide
• The brass family and playing in the F position Study Guide
• The percussion family and performing the full melody Study Guide
• The string family and the woodwind family Study Guide