This is an example of a Classical Piano Sonata. Remember a Sonata can be for solo piano OR one instrument and piano (e.g. Clarinet and Piano).
Author: Mr McIntyre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw3FsL3_vDc&list=PLHzdaq3lwGR0MXscgLyH1qYt5sKlnVC7M
This is a link to a really useful video created by a teacher at another school. It is a great way to revise your Scottish Music concepts for Nat 5.
Useful Revision site
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nqmusic/national5/concepts/index.asp
This website has all Nat 5 concepts. Click on any of the concepts to find out more information and links to Audio/Video file examples.
Nat 5 Pupil Concept Sheets
S4 revision
These are the PDFs of the posters made in class. Concepts circled are core concepts – meaning they apply to just about any type of music you can think of!
Concepts NOT circled, are specific to the topic written in the middle of the page.
Classical PowerPoints
These PowerPoints contain a lot of the information covered in class for the Classical period. Some of the videos were too large to upload in the PP, but relevant YouTube links are provided instead.
S4 Classical PP (GLOW 1)
S4 Classical PP (GLOW 2)
S4 Classical PP (GLOW 3)
S4 Classical PP (for GLOW 4)
String Quartet
String Quartets (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola + Cello) are an example of Chamber Music – the music written for a small group of instruments to be performed in a large drawing room or small hall.
Perfect
Perfect Cadence (V-I)
Sounds finished…perfect, like the end of Gymnast’s routine
Imperfect
Imperfect (I-V) Cadence
Sounds Unfinished…and leaves you hanging on until it finishes
Cadences
This PowerPoint explains some of the Cadences covered in class.
S4 Cadences (GLOW)
Baroque PowerPoints
These 4 PowerPoints contain all the information covered in class for the Baroque period. Some of the videos were too large to upload in the PP, but the video links (to YouTube) have been inserted in their place – so you can still watch an example.
S4 Baroque (for GLOW1)
S4 Baroque (for GLOW2)
S4 Baroque (for GLOW3)
S4 Baroque (for GLOW4)
