N5 Literacy Booklet
N5 Literacy Booklet
N5
Music Literacy
Workbook
Name ________________
National 5 – Music Literacy Workbook : DMG 2013 Page 1
N5 Literacy Contents
Assignment 2 Accidentals
Assignment 6 Rhythm
Assignment 7 Dynamics
Scotch snap
1st and 2nd time bars
Dynamics -
ff – fortissimo
pp – pianissimo
sfz – sforzando
Before making a start on your National 5 Literacy Course, take some time to look at the checklist
above. Make sure you are familiar will all the literacy concepts covered at National 3 and National 4
level.
Tick the concepts when you are confident that you would know and recognise each one.
1. Look at the following music. In each case you must identify the name / pitch of the
note, the type of note and the value of the note.
2. Insert the notes below. The brackets indicate the Name / Pitch of the note.
D
F
E
(a) __________________________________________ G
(b) __________________________________________
(c) __________________________________________
(d) __________________________________________
(e) __________________________________________
(f) __________________________________________
(g) __________________________________________
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
f mf p mp
ADAGIO __________________________________________
ANDANTE __________________________________________
ALLEGRO __________________________________________
ACCELERANDO __________________________________________
RALLENTANDO __________________________________________
A TEMPO __________________________________________
(a) _______________________
(b) _______________________
(c) _______________________
(e)
_______________________
(a) _______________________
(b) _______________________
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
1. Place a SHARP in front of every note and write the name of the note in the space
below.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. Place a FLAT in front of every note and write the name of the note in the space below.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
A NATURAL ___________________________.
3. Place a NATURAL in front of the notes marked (*) and write the name in the space
below. * * * *
* * * *
________________________________________________________________
6. Identify the TONES and SEMITONES (T & S) in the highlighted areas below.
7. Identify the TONES and SEMITONES (T & S) in the highlighted areas below.
9. Identify the TONES and SEMITONES (T & S) in the highlighted areas below.
12. Look at the passage above again and identify the following concepts used.
P _______________________________
mp _______________________________
Give the bar number containing the first example of a SEMITONE. ____________
1. Look at the following SCALES and insert the appropriate TONES and SEMITONES
in the correct order.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
C MAJOR
F MAJOR
G MAJOR
A MINOR
F MAJOR
G MAJOR
(g) The DYNAMIC at Bar 5 & 6 indicates that the music gets _______________
(i) The note with the greatest value is the _______________________ and gets
__________ beats.
I IV V VI
Place the following CHORD names I, IV, V and VI on the appropriate notes of the
keyboard below.
C MAJOR
CHORD I IV V VI
NAME C F G Am
NOTES
Now try completing the chords for the keys F MAJOR, G MAJOR and A MINOR.
CHORD I IV V VI
NAME
NOTES
G MAJOR
CHORD I IV V VI
NAME
NOTES
CHORD I IV V VI
NAME
NOTES
C Am F G C F G F
I IV V VI
C G F Am
17. Look at the following chord sequence and insert the missing chord names / numerals
where appropriate.
I VI IV V
F Bb F C
I IV V VI
F C Dm C
18. Look at the following chord sequence and insert the missing chord names / numerals
where appropriate.
a) b)
c) d)
e) f)
a) b)
c) d)
x
Semiquaver
½ beat
e.
¾ beat
QQQQ
1 beat
q
Crotchet
Q.
1½ beats
2 beats
w
1. Now try these musical sums.
Q+Q+w= q. + e =
7. Insert bar lines in the following rhythmic pattern. This one has an ANACRUSIS.
8. Insert bar lines in the following rhythmic pattern. This one has an ANACRUSIS.
13. Insert bar lines in the following rhythmic pattern. This one has an ANACRUSIS.
15. Insert bar lines in the following rhythmic pattern. This one has an ANACRUSIS.
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17. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
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18. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
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*
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19. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
*
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* * *
21. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
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22. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
*
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24. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
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25. Insert the note or notes at the places marked (*) to complete each bar.
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How many bars of music will be heard when the music is played in full? ________
27. Look at the music and insert a 1st Time Bar and a 2nd Time bar in bars 4 and 5.
How many bars of music will be heard when the music is played in full? ________
28. Look at the music and insert a 1st Time Bar and a 2nd Time bar in bars 4 and 5.
How many bars of music will be heard when the music is played in full? ________
pp
p piano
mp
mf mezzo-forte
loud
very loud
sfz
2. Complete the following DYNAMIC CHANGE chart.
1. Look at the following musical excerpt and then answer the questions below.
(d) Write an Italian term at the correct place to indicate the tempo as slow.
(f) The distance between the two boxed notes in bar 2 is a _________________
(g) The distance between the two boxed notes in bar 4 is a _________________
(h) The symbol used above the note in bar 5 is known as a __________________
(i) The dynamic marking used in bar 4 indicates the volume gets ______________
(j) The dynamic marking used in bar 5 indicated the volume gets ______________
(c) Write an Italian term at the correct place to indicate the tempo as fast.
(e) The distance between the two boxed notes in bar 2 is a _________________
(g) The distance between the two boxed notes in bars 7 and 8 is a ____________
(h) The note with the least value in this music is a __________________ and gets
______________ beats while the note with the greatest value in this music is
(i) The notes in bar 1 make up chord I while the notes in bar two make up chord
______
(c) Give the meaning of the dynamic marking used at the beginning if the music
______________________
(d) Write an Italian term at the correct place to indicate the tempo as slow
(g) Give the bar number where the music is loudest ________________
(i) Insert 1st and 2nd time bar markings at bars 8 and 9.
(j) How many bars of music will be heard when this music is played in full?
_________
(k) The value of the longest note in this music is __________ and is known as a
_____________________
repetition
descending sequence
means ______________________
(e) The distance between the two boxed notes in bar 7 is a __________________
(g) The note with the greatest value in the music is called a _________________
The music has 3 beats in the bar and this Scottish dance is known as a
This piece of music is played by violins, violas and cellos who are part of the
(b) The Italian tempo marking tells us that the music is ____________________
(c) The time signature is 6/8 and this Scottish dance is known as a ____________
(k) The note with the greatest value is called _________________ and gets ____
beats.
(g) The note with the greatest value in the music is the ____________________
(i) How many bars of music are played in this piece? ___________________
(l) An oboe plays this melody. This instrument is part of the _________________
family.
(b) Name the distance of the two boxed notes in bar 1 _____________________
(e) The dynamic dim used in bar 4 tells the performer _____________________
(h) The sign used above the last note in bar 7 is ______________________ and
(j) If the music continued, what tempo marking would tell the performer to return
(d) Insert the correct dynamic change marking to show that the music gets louder
from bar 6.
(i) The note with the greatest value is the ___________________________ and
gets ________ beats and the note with the least value is the _____________
(j) The trumpet plays this melody and is part of the _______________ family.
(k) The note with the least value in this music is called a ____________________
(i) The note with the greatest value is called a _______________________ and
(c) The sign used above the notes in bars 1 and 2 are known as _______________
(f) The note with the least value is known as a ________________________ and
(g) The symbol used at the end of the music is called a __________________
(j) The letter name of the lowest note in the music is _______________
___________________ family.
X Y
(b) The music starts of chord I. Insert the correct chords at bar 3 and 4.