Welcome Grade 6!

COURSE SUMMARY

For IMYC Music students will have opportunities to acquire and apply a range of skills to support them in challenges, including the ability to...

  • Know that the study of music is concerned with musical expression and communication

  • Know the uses of the elements of music

  • Know about the origins and history of musical styles and instruments

  • Know the characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures

  • Know the functions music serves, the roles of musicians and the conditions under which music is typically performed in several cultures

  • Use music vocabulary and apply the elements of music to analyse and describe musical forms

  • Interpret standard notation symbols

  • Sing and/or play a melody with accompaniment

  • Make links between music and other disciplines taught in school

  • Create or compose short pieces within specified parameters

  • Perform a repertoire of music, alone or with others, paying attention to performance practice, breath control, posture and tone quality

  • Make judgments about pieces of music, showing understanding, appreciation, respect and enjoyment as appropriate

  • Display a range of emotions while playing instruments and singing

  • Improvise, extend or create music to express emotion, ideas, creativity and imagination

  • Perform as part of an ensemble and contribute to the overall experience of the collaboration

  • Consider pieces of music in terms of meaning, mood, structure, place and time

  • Understand that the work of musicians is influenced by their environment and experiences


OVERVIEW

This course provides opportunities for the inquiry into, and reflection on the key elements of music. Including fundamentals of music performance, composition, technology and musicology.

Students use inquiry to gain awareness of performance techniques in solo and ensemble studies and through composition, they will produce live performances and compositions through cooperation and collaboration.

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Areas of Study In all music units we will be engaged in four main areas of study:

    • Performing (Singing, Improvising, Playing Instruments)

    • Composition & Music Technology (Writing Songs, Making Music, Using ICT platforms, Recording, Editing etc)

    • Inquiry (Webquests, Podcasts, Research)

Key Resources

We will use three main online platforms:

On this page you will find an overview of the topics which are studied throughout the year. You can use these to look ahead, catch up, or take on extra challenges.

  • Music First: Interactive Encyclopaedia, Workbook, Text Book Resource

Your work will mainly be completed through our Music First applications and should be submitted through the Music First Platform. Within Music First there are many games, applications, and tools that you will need to use to complete tasks. A Username and Password will be sent to your school email. Ask your teacher if you don't have access.

  • Google Classroom: Class Diary, Notices, Submit Assignments. Class Code:

Photos, and video's, and examples of work will be uploaded to the Google Classroom. Posts about upcoming due dates, and some content from lessons on a day to day basis will appear here. You can use this as a revision tool or to find out what homework you have!!

  • Events

The Music Program has a busy and exciting performance event schedule:

    • Students will prepare two major showcase events in the year (Winter Concert, and Summer Celebration).

    • Community Events: Opening Ceremony, Halloween Party, Christmas Party, Tet Party, International Women's Day, Earth Day, Graduation, Embassy’s, Karaoke Competitions, Artist in Residence, Battle of the Bands.

  • Blended Learning

In music, we also incorporate 21st Century Blended model. Students have the opportunity to engage in Languages (Singing - Italian, Latin, French, English, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Spanish etc), Public Speaking (MC, Radio Podcasts, Viva Voce), Coding (Music Notation, Graphic Notion, Robotics), STEM (Instrument building, Acoustics), Drama Games & Musical Theatre, Dance (Vietnamese/Contemporary), Film (Music Videos, Karaoke Competitions, Virtual Choir), Creative Communications (Journaling, Blogging, Vlogging, Seesaw, Podcasting) etc.

Key Terminology:

Elements of Music


Pitch

Duration

Tempo

Dynamics and Expression

Form and Structure

Texture

Timbre and Performing Media


Pitch: How high or low the notes are

  • Melody: Does the melody move in steps, leaps? Is the melody ascending (going up) or descending (going down)

  • Harmony (Does the music have a tone centre or tonality: Major; Minor; Pentatonics; tone set

  • Register (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass).

Duration (Rhythm and Phrasing): rhythm—how long and short the sounds are

  • Ostinato, Syncopation, Polyrhythm, Patterns, Length of Phrase

  • Time Signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8 and 5/4, 7,8

  • Rhythms: Semi-breve, minim, crotchet, crotchet, quavers, semi-quavers, and dotted-notes.

Tempo (Speed):

  • Allegro (Fast), Presto (Very Fast), Vivace (Lively), Moderato (moderately), Andante (walking pace), Adagio (slow and expressive).

  • Accelerando (get faster), Ritornello (slow down).


Dynamics and expression: • dynamics—how loud or soft the sound is and how that changes.

  • Standard volume markings: Pianissimo (very soft), Piano (soft), Mezzo Piano (medium soft), Mezzo Forte (medium loud), Forte (Loud), Fortissimo (Very loud), Crescendo (getting louder), Diminuendo (getting softer).

  • Expression: Ornamentation, Articulation, characteristics & control

Form and structure:

  • Contemporary Pop and Rock structures (Intro, Verse, Chorus, Pre-chorus, Bridge, Outro, Instrumental)

  • Binary Form, Ternary Form, Rondo Form, Theme and Variations

Texture:

  • Monophony, Polyphony, Homophony, Heterophony.

  • Ensemble: Choir, Bigband, Rock Band, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, Quartet, Trio, Duet, Solo

Timbre and performing media: timbre (or tone colour)—which is the source and quality of the sound (the source of the sound might be a cat whose meow has the quality of a harsh squeal when her tail is stepped on).

  • The sound source (Instruments and sound-making devices)

  • Tone: Quality and adjustments, Overtones,

  • Classifications (aerophone metallophone idiophone membranophone Aerophone)

  • Families (Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Keyboard, Electronic/Robotic)

음악의 요소

피치

지속

속도

강약과 표현

형태와 구조

조직

음색 및 공연 매체


피치 : 멜로디 (단계, 도약, 오름차순, 내림차순), 하모니 (음조 : 메이저, 마이너, 펜타토닉 스, 톤 세트), 레지스터 (소프라노, 알토, 테너, 바리톤,베이스).

지속 시간 (리듬 및 프레이즈) : 오스티나토(부분 반복), 박자 기호 : 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8 및 5/4, 7,8, 16분 음표까지의 리듬, 당김, 폴리 리듬, 패턴, 악절 길이

템포 (속도) : Allegro (빠름), Presto (매우 빠름), Vivace (활기찬), Moderato (보통), Andante (느린 속도), Adagio (느리고 표현력). Accelerando (더 빠르게), Ritornello (느리게).

역학 및 표현 : 장식, 아티큘레이션 및 모든 표준 볼륨 표시 : Pianissimo (매우 부드러움), Piano (부드러움), Mezzo Piano (중간 부드러움), Mezzo Forte (중간 시끄러움), Forte (크게), Fortissimo (매우 시끄러움), Crescendo (더 크게), 디미누엔도 (더 부드러워 짐).

형식 및 구조 : 현대 팝 및 록 구조 (도입, 절, 후렴, 후렴 이전, 브릿지, 마지막 부분, 연주 부분), 2부 형식, 세도막 형식, 론도 형식, 테마 및 변형

텍스처 : 단선율곡, 다성음악, 제창, 이음성.

앙상블 : 합창단, 빅 밴드, 록 밴드, 재즈 앙상블, 오케스트라, 콰르텟, 트리오, 듀엣, 솔로

음색 및 연주 매체 : 음원 (악기 및 음향 제작 장치), 음질 및 조정, 배음, 분류 (에어로 폰 메탈로 폰 이디오폰 멤브레인 에어로폰), 패밀리 (현악기, 금관 악기, 목관 악기, 타악기, 키보드, 전자 / 로봇)


Các Yếu tố của âm nhạc

Cao độ: giai điệu (liền bậc, nhảy bậc, tăng dần, giảm dần), hòa thanh (giọng: trưởng, thứ, ngũ cung, toàn cung), tầm âm (nữ cao, nữ trầm, nam cao, nam trung, nam trầm)

Trường độ (tiết tấu và tiết nhịp): Tiết nhịp (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8 và 5/4 ...) Tiết tấu (nốt đen, nốt đơn, đảo phách, trùm tiết tấu phân chia tự do, ..)

Tốc độ (độ nhanh chậm): Allegro (Nhanh), Presto (Rất nhanh), Vivace (hối hả), Moderato (Vừa phải), Andante (nhịp đi), Adagio (Chậm rãi). Accelerando (nhanh dần), Ritornello (chậm dần).

Sắc thái: sự to nhỏ của âm thanh, biểu cảm. Các kí hiệu về sắc thái: Pianissimo (rất nhẹ), Piano (nhẹ), Mezzo Piano (nhẹ vừa), Mezzo Forte (mạnh vừa), Forte (mạnh), Fortissimo (rất mạnh), Crescendo (To dần), Diminuendo (nhẹ dần)

Hình thức và cấu trúc: Hình thức Pop và Rock đương đại (mở đầu - lời bài hát - điệp khúc - điệp khúc nhỏ - dạo giữa - kết - nhạc đệm), hình thức hai đoạn đơn, hình thức hai đoạn phức, hình thức rondo, hình thức biến tấu

Phong cách âm nhạc: âm nhạc chủ điệu (chỉ có một giai điệu), phức điệu (nhiều bè, nhiều giai điệu), hát nói (cách hát sử dụng một hòa thanh hoặc nốt đơn giản kết hợp với tiết tấu). hình thức biểu diễn: hợp xướng, ban nhạc lớn, ban nhạc jazz, dàn nhạc giao hưởng, tứ tấu, tam tấu, song tấu, độc tấu.

Âm sắc và các phương tiện biểu hiện: Nguồn âm thanh (Nhạc cụ và thiết bị tạo âm thanh), Chất lượng và điều chỉnh giai điệu, Âm thanh, Phân loại (Máy nghe nhạc siêu âm điện thoại siêu âm aerophone), Các bộ (Bộ dây, bộ đồng, Bộ gỗ, Bộ gõ, Bàn phím, Điện tử / Robot)