Music
For music this term our topic is 'listening and memory'. Please can you listen to a song and write a few sentences about the song using some of these key musical words:
Dynamics - Volume
Fortissimo (ff) – Very loud
Forte (f) – Loud
Mezzo Forte (mf) – Moderately loud
Mezzo Piano (mp) – Moderately quiet
Piano (p) – Quiet
Pianissimo (pp) – Very quiet
Instrumentation
What instruments are playing?
In which order do they enter?
What significance do they have?
What combinations of instruments are playing?
How do the instruments help in the creation of mood, situation, period or place?
Tempo – Speed
Presto – Very fast
Allegro – Fast
Vivace – Fast, lively
Allegretto – Moderately quick, cheerful
Moderato – Moderate
Andante – At a moderate walking pace
Adagio – Slow
Lento – Broad, slow
Largo – Very slow
Grave – Very slow and serious