Music Concepts for National 5

Melody/Harmony

Played in a major key
Happy music

Played in minor key
Sad music
Blues
Sharps/Flats

Series of notes built up entirely of semitones
Half Steps

5 notes in scale
Root, second, third, fifth & sixth

Notes played on keyboard with palm or forearm

Low pitched pipes of bagpipe
Continuous - played throughout song

Piano accompaniment
Bass note - left hand
Chord - right hand
Oom-cha Oom-cha

Rhythm/Tempo

Slow music
Slowly played

Walking pace
Moderately slow

Moderate speed

Fast speed

Beat is dotted
Can be divided into groups of 3
Strawberry beats

Beats can be divided easily into 2 or 4

Notes appear before first strong beat usually start of a piece

Strongly accented notes played off or on the beat
Occurs in all types of music

Music that gradually becomes faster

Tells you how music is to be counted

Slow dance
4 beats in bar
Simple time
Full of scotch snaps (taram ta)

Fast dance
4 beats in bar
Fast moving quavers
coffee coffee coffee coffee

Medium paced dance
3 beats in bar
Oom Cha Cha
Simple Time

Fast skippy dance
Compound time
strawberry beats