simple musical forms

• what is form?

  refers to the design or structure of music
• we use letters A, B and C to label the sections of a song.
• Binary is a form of music with 2 muscially different sections (A,B)
• how many patterns are there in ternary form?

  2, namely ABA and ABC
• ABA form is a 3 part form in which the a section is repeated after the B section, ABC form has 3 musically different sections
• Rondo is a musical form where in the A section is repeated every after a contrasting section
• A song in rondo usually ends with A section
• It is also called ABACA form.