Secondary 4 Music
Music: from musical elements and instrument families, through notation, form and local music culture, to historical periods and listening criticism — composer dates given by century, with DSE-style examples and quizzes.
The order below is the recommended shallow-to-deep path.
Units 單元
Tap a unit name to jump to its topics.
核心概念 Core Concepts1/1 live
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What are the six musical elements introduced in this lesson?
Q2Which families do the violin, flute, trumpet and timpani belong to?
Q3What are dynamics and tempo, and how does each affect the music?
Q4Name the four sections of the Chinese orchestra with one representative instrument each.
Q5How do performing, composing and listening relate to one another?
應用與應試 Application and Exam Skills1/1 live
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What scan order is recommended for listening?
Q2What are the three layers of describing music?
Q3Why is comparative listening more effective than listening to one piece?
Q4How should a beginner approach assessment arrangements?
Q5What two planning moves should precede writing?
Vocabulary book 生字簿
All terms, bilingual (printable).
A succession of pitches forming a horizontal line; the most memorable element of music.
The organisation of note lengths and accents that creates the pulse of music.
The vertical combination of pitches sounding together, supporting the melody.
The characteristic quality of a sound that distinguishes instruments and voices.
Degrees of loudness and softness that shape musical tension and release.
The speed at which music proceeds, shaping its mood and character.
The family of instruments sounded by bowing or plucking strings, such as the violin.
Instruments sounded by blowing air, divided into woodwind and brass.
Instruments sounded by striking, such as timpani, gongs and drums.
An ensemble of Chinese instruments organised in wind, plucked, bowed and percussion sections.
A listening method that moves through the elements in a fixed order.
The first layer of description: the mood and character of the piece.
Analysing tempo, dynamics, melody, rhythm, timbre and harmony item by item in terminology.
The closing layer that explains how the elements combine to produce the effect.
A study card with the term on one side and its definition and example on the other.
A daily habit of choosing a piece and describing it following the scan order.
Practice that compares two pieces for similarities and differences in the elements.
The key words in a question that signal what the answer must address.
The official HKEAA document setting out how the subject is assessed.