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    GCSE Music - Unit 2 (42702) : Guidance Notes - Links To The Strand

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    This document provides guidance for students taking the GCSE Music - Unit 2 exam, focusing on popular music of the 20th and 21st centuries. It outlines that students can choose a style that suits their preferences and knowledge, as long as it links to popular music traditions of that time period. Examples of possible links are provided across five areas of study: rhythm and metre, harmony and tonality, texture and melody, timbre and dynamics, and structure and form. Suggested links include the use of syncopation, 7th chords, blues scales, instrumental techniques, and verse-chorus form.

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    This document provides guidance for students taking the GCSE Music - Unit 2 exam, focusing on popular music of the 20th and 21st centuries. It outlines that students can choose a style that suits their preferences and knowledge, as long as it links to popular music traditions of that time period. Examples of possible links are provided across five areas of study: rhythm and metre, harmony and tonality, texture and melody, timbre and dynamics, and structure and form. Suggested links include the use of syncopation, 7th chords, blues scales, instrumental techniques, and verse-chorus form.

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    This document provides guidance for students taking the GCSE Music - Unit 2 exam, focusing on popular music of the 20th and 21st centuries. It outlines that students can choose a style that suits their preferences and knowledge, as long as it links to popular music traditions of that time period. Examples of possible links are provided across five areas of study: rhythm and metre, harmony and tonality, texture and melody, timbre and dynamics, and structure and form. Suggested links include the use of syncopation, 7th chords, blues scales, instrumental techniques, and verse-chorus form.

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    GCSE Music Unit 2 (42702)

    Guidance notes Links to the Strand


    The strand for 2015 is Popular Music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
    Students can write in a style that suits their individual preference and knowledge. However, in
    choosing a link to the Popular Music of the 20th and 21st centuries strand, they should identify
    features or characteristics of music within that tradition.
    When deciding on the style or genre of the composition to be undertaken, teachers and students
    should not be intimidated by the thought that the music must link very closely to the designated
    strand of learning. Links can include:
    AoS1: Rhythm and Metre
    Use of syncopation
    Strong pulse
    Rhythmic improvisation
    AoS2: Harmony and Tonality
    Harmonic patterns
    Use of 7th chords
    Melody harmonised using 3rds and 6ths
    AoS3: Texture and Melody
    Rhythmic and melodic riffs
    Blues scale
    Decoration of melody (single words sometimes)
    Passing notes
    Syllabic underlay, using original or existing lyrics
    AoS4: Timbre and Dynamics
    Big Band combination
    Strong base line
    Instrumental techniques (pizzicato bass)
    Use of brass mutes
    Use of accents
    Small/large jazz combos
    Solo instrumental/vocal feature within a larger ensemble
    Vocal ensembles as found in musicals
    Electronically-produced sounds
    Sampled sounds
    AoS5: Structure and Form
    Arch shape
    Verse/Chorus
    Use of Middle 8
    Improvised sections within compositions
    For further information please see guidance on this unit in Guidance document.

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