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TN-MUSC-GR5-70911 · v3.3

Applying Notation

Grade 5 · Music · Notation · Edexcel

Grade

Grade 5

Subject

Music

Topic

Notation

Subtopic

Applying Notation

Curriculum

Edexcel

Difficulty

Higher

Time

45 minutes

Total marks

36

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise applying notation accurately in music contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of applying notation in the student's own words.
  • Apply applying 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 45 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

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

  1. 1.Circle one fact you already know about applying notation.

    [1]
  2. 2.Name one fact you already know about applying notation.

    [1]
  3. 3.State one fact you already know about applying notation.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

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

    [1]
  2. 2.Define the key term used in applying notation described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.List the key term used in applying notation described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Applying Notation

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Complete part 1 using the rule for applying notation.

    [1]
  2. 2.Work out part 2 using the rule for applying notation.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for applying notation.

    [1]
  4. 4.Identify part 4 using the rule for applying notation.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 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.Complete the method for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Continue the working for part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Applying Notation

Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 8 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Work out fully part 1 on applying notation without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Work out fully part 2 on applying notation without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Solve part 3 on applying notation without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Solve part 4 on applying notation without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Find and justify the statement in part 1 about applying notation.

    [3]
  2. 2.Prove the statement in part 2 about applying notation.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

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

  1. 1.Use the information to decide a real music situation that depends on applying notation.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real music situation that depends on applying notation.

    [3]

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Applying Notation

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

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

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with applying notation and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Reflect on how confident you feel with applying notation and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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