1. BTEC Level 3 Music Technology
Unit 14:
Listening Skills for Music Technologists.

2. By the end of todays session you
will be able to.
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Name 3 Musical Components
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Describe 3 Musical Components
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Explain how Musical Components affect a piece
of music.

3. What will you be doing in this
unit?
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Researching recordings in different styles
Analysing the Musical Components in those
recordings
Completing an on-going Listening log book/
diary

4. Musical Components
BPM
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Rhythm
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Melody
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Harmony
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Texture
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Articulation
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Tempo
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Timbre
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Dynamics
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Time Signatures
Tempo
Instructions

5. Rhythm
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Length of notes
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Number of notes
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Speed of notes
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Space between notes

6. Melody
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Main focus of a piece
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Played by a lead instrument (e.g vocals)
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Melody often includes Lyrics
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Clearer in a mix/recording
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Often the first part of a piece to be composed.

7. Melody Cont.

8. Harmony
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Two or more notes played together (e.g A
Chord)
Another performer playing the melody at a
different pitch.
Any line of music that is being played at a
different pitch to the Melody

9. Dynamics
How loud or quiet a part of the music is.

10. Time Signatures
How many beats are being played per bar.

11. Task
Create a Listening Logbook.
This can be a:
a Blog, a Powerpoint presentation, a Word document, a Website,
an Excel spreadsheet.
It must include:
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The date/time you listened to the music
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How the music was discovered/where you accessed it
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The Genre of Music
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3 Musical Components featured in the piece

12. By the end of todays session you
will be able to.
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Name 3 Musical Components
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Describe 3 Musical Components
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Explain how Musical Components affect a piece
of music.