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• The elements of music referred to by DR SMITH are dynamics, rhythm, structure, melody, instrumentation, texture, and harmony.
• Music heard in anime series has been influenced by traditional Chinese and Japanese music, Eastern and Western film music, and Eastern and Western popular music; DR SMITH analysis from previous studies of these styles can be used to analyse anime music.
• Anime is Japanese animation; some anime adapt manga, while others originate from novels, games, or original screen works.
• Music in anime may include opening and ending songs, background scores, and character themes.
• Pentatonic, major, minor, and chromatic scales are common in anime music.
• In many Indonesian traditions, gamelan performance is communal and tied to religious and ceremonial events, and the instruments are treated with respect as culturally significant, sometimes sacred, objects.
• A sharp raises a note by one semitone; a flat lowers a note by one semitone; a natural cancels a previous sharp or flat in the same bar.
• Accidentals apply to all repetitions of the same pitch within a bar unless cancelled by a natural.
• The black key between A and B can be named A sharp or B flat; such pairs are called enharmonic equivalents because they sound the same but are written differently.
• Major and minor are common tonalities and may contribute to perceived mood, but tempo, register, timbre, dynamics, articulation, rhythm, and context also shape atmosphere; major is conventionally associated with a bright, upbeat atmosphere, while minor is conventionally associated with a dark, mysterious, or sad atmosphere.
• A motif is a short, distinctive musical idea.
• A leitmotif is a recurring motif associated with a character, place, or idea, and it may be varied through changes to tempo, instrumentation, register, dynamics, and harmony as the narrative or character changes.
• An ostinato is a short musical pattern that repeats persistently in the same part.
• A bassline is a low-pitched accompanying part to a chord sequence and/or melody.
• When performing these themes on a keyboard, the left hand will traditionally play the bassline, and the right hand will play higher-pitched chords or melody.
• Effective practice strategies include block practice, which involves repeating a small section slowly, and reverse practice, which involves starting at the end of a passage and adding earlier notes.

• Analyse critically, evaluate, and predict how the DR SMITH musical elements can be used to create an appropriate atmosphere for an anime character's theme.
• Analyse which musical elements are most effective to manipulate when creating themes for different character types.
• Identify whether a theme uses major or minor tonality and explain how this choice contributes to its atmosphere.
• Perform more complex single-line anime melodies using only the right hand.
• Perform in time with a steady pulse and tempo.
• Perform more complex anime themes that include a bassline in the left hand and a melody in the right hand.
• Read and write accidentals accurately, including sharps, flats, and naturals.
• Use sheet music to perform the correct rhythms and accidentals, including sharps, flats, and naturals.
• Evaluate a performance using DR SMITH vocabulary, citing precise evidence for dynamics, rhythm, structure, melody, instrumentation, texture, and harmony.