This is a Powerpoint presentation that fulfilled the requirements of P4, M4 and D4. The whole qualification was completed within 6 months, so I am unable to say which year of the BTEC this was taught. There are sound clips and videos to demonstrate ideas - I am unsure if these will work on your sys...
, Tonal music is in a key, either major or minor...
Major = ‘Happy’ sounding
Minor = ‘Sad’ sounding
A tonal piece of music in a major key is focussed around a
major scale.
A tonal piece of music in a minor key is focussed around a
minor scale
, Major
A scale is a series of 8 notes that begin at a particular note (the
tonic), and progresses up or down to end at the same note name,
just an octave higher or lower.
e.g. C major scale:
C D E F G A B C
What defines a scale as major is the distance between each of
the notes in the scale. The major scale is made up of tones and
semitones, and has a general pattern, independent of the tonic:
tone tone semitone tone tone tone semitone
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