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TN-MUSC-ACT-63092 · v2.-6

Introduction to Notation

ACT · Music · Notation · AQA

Grade

ACT

Subject

Music

Topic

Notation

Subtopic

Introduction to Notation

Curriculum

AQA

Difficulty

Foundation

Time

10 minutes

Total marks

37

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise introduction to notation accurately in music contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of introduction to notation in the student's own words.
  • Apply introduction to notation to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 10 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.State one fact you already know about introduction to notation.

    [1]
  2. 2.State one fact you already know about introduction to notation.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 2 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in introduction to notation described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Label the key term used in introduction to notation described here: item 2.

    [1]

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Introduction to Notation

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 3 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Match part 1 using the rule for introduction to notation.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete part 2 using the rule for introduction to notation.

    [1]
  3. 3.Identify part 3 using the rule for introduction to notation.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Using the first step given, finish part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Solve part 1 on introduction to notation without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Solve part 2 on introduction to notation without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Calculate part 3 on introduction to notation without help.

    [2]

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Introduction to Notation

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Find and justify the statement in part 1 about introduction to notation.

    [3]
  2. 2.Find and justify the statement in part 2 about introduction to notation.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Apply a real music situation that depends on introduction to notation.

    [3]
  2. 2.Use the information to decide a real music situation that depends on introduction to notation.

    [3]

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for introduction to notation is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Evaluate whether a student's method for introduction to notation is or is not efficient.

    [4]

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Introduction to Notation

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Describe how confident you feel with introduction to notation and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Record how confident you feel with introduction to notation and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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