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BTEC Level 3 Music Technology
Unit 14: Listening Skills for Music Technologists.
By the end of todays session you will be able to.
l Name 3 Musical Components l Describe 3 Musical Components l Explain how Musical Components affect a piece
of music.
What will you be doing in this unit?
l Researching recordings in different styles l Analysing the Musical Components in those
recordings l Completing an on-going Listening log book/
diary
Musical Components
l Rhythm l Melody l Harmony l Texture l Tempo l Dynamics l Time Signatures
l BPM l Tempo
Instructions l Articulation l Timbre
Rhythm
l Length of notes l Number of notes l Speed of notes l Space between notes
Melody
l Main focus of a piece l Played by a lead instrument (e.g vocals) l Melody often includes Lyrics l Clearer in a mix/recording l Often the first part of a piece to be composed.
Melody Cont.
Harmony
l Two or more notes played together (e.g A Chord)
l Another performer playing the melody at a different pitch.
l Any line of music that is being played at a different pitch to the Melody
Dynamics
How loud or quiet a part of the music is.
Time Signatures
How many beats are being played per bar.
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:
l The date/time you listened to the music
l How the music was discovered/where you accessed it
l The Genre of Music
l 3 Musical Components featured in the piece
By the end of todays session you will be able to.
l Name 3 Musical Components l Describe 3 Musical Components l Explain how Musical Components affect a piece
of music.
