Secondary 6 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

  1. 1Music Mastery: Integrated ReviewAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1What texture and bass practice mark the Baroque era?

Q2What characterises Classical phrasing and dynamics?

Q3What are Romantic tendencies in scale and expression?

Q4For what are Debussy and Stravinsky respectively known?

Q5How should an answer on period identification be organised?

應用與應試 Application and Exam Skills1/1 live

  1. 2Music Mastery: DSE Exam StrategiesAdvanced
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs

Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.

Q1How should the two playings of a listening task be divided?

Q2What is the basic unit for advancing an essay answer?

Q3What is the core principle for choosing performance repertoire?

Q4What devices can develop a motif?

Q5What is the authoritative basis for assessment arrangements?

Vocabulary book 生字簿

All terms, bilingual (printable).

t
texture織體

The overall fabric of music: how many layers there are and how they combine.

p
polyphony複音音樂

Texture of several independent melodic lines interweaving.

h
homophony主音音樂

Texture of one leading melody supported by harmonic accompaniment.

s
sonata form奏鳴曲式

The Classical structure of exposition, development and recapitulation.

p
programme music標題音樂

Instrumental music depicting a story, scene or idea named in its title.

o
ornamentation裝飾音

Notes decorating a principal note, a hallmark of Baroque style.

c
counterpoint對位

The art of combining independent melodic lines according to rules.

t
tonality調性

The system organising pitch around a central home note.

s
style風格

The recognisable sum of musical habits of an era or an individual.

c
critical listening聆聽評賞

Listening that describes, analyses and evaluates music with evidence.

s
staged listening分段聆聽

The strategy of assigning each playing of unfamiliar music a different task.

a
argument point論點

The claim in an essay question that evidence must support.

e
evidence證據

Concrete aural or score features that support a judgement.

p
performance simulation模擬演奏

Rehearsing stage manner and recovery under performance-like conditions.

p
practice plan練習計劃

An arrangement splitting practice into technical work and musical work.

m
motif development動機發展

Growing material through repetition, sequence, expansion and related devices.

o
orchestration (instrumentation)配器

Choosing instruments and arranging colours for a piece.

s
structural map結構圖

A sketch of sections and functions, used in composing and analysis.

s
stage presence台風

The performer's bearing, focus and adaptability on stage.

More units rolling out in batches — same illustrated format.