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GCSE Music
Revision Prezi
Writing about Descriptive Music.
In the exam, you are required to write about how a musical extract describes a scene/person/event. You will be expected to refer to the musical elements above and explain HOW the music describes the scene/person/event.
Step 1
Identify the musical feature. Choose from your
TRADED TIPS!
Step 2
Use a
connective to link the two parts of your sentence.
eg. Sounds like or represents.
Step 3
End by Referring back to the
SUBJECT that the music is trying to describe.
Examples...
The forte trumpets ---- sound like ---- a victory fanfare.
The low pitched drone ---- depicts---- the plane's engine.
Legato strings ---- create the feeling ---- of romance.
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