Music

• Melody:

  • conjunct
  • disjunct
  • chromatic
  • scalic
  • repetition
  • ascending/decending
  • decoration (trill/glissando)
  • sequence
  • anacrusis
  • call+response
  • phrases (balanced/un-balanced)
• Dynamics:

  • pianissimo
  • piano
  • mezzopiano
  • mezzoforte
  • forte
  • fortissimo
  • crescendo
  • diminuendo
• Rhythm:

  • blues: shuffle
  • rock/pop: straight
  • latin: syncopated
  • jazz: dotted/swing
  • all music: repetitive
• Articulation:

  • staccato
  • slur
  • legato: slurd throughout
  • accent
  • sforzand: strong accent
  • glissando
• Structur:

  • binary: two contracting sections.
  • Ternary

  ^Only for classical/baroque
• Harmony:

  • cadence
  • pedal note
  • intervals
• Cadences:

  • perfect: sounds finished
  • interrupted: think you’re getting a perfect but they hit you with a minor instead
  • piagal: sounds finished but it’s 4-1
  • imperfect: sounds unfinished.
• Tempo:

  • adagio
  • andante
  • moderato
  • allegro
• Texture:

  • MELODY AND ACCOMPANIMENT
  • monophonic
  • polyphonic
  • homophonic
  • heterophonic: one tune all Instruments play
• Electronic Timbre:

  • Distortion
  • reverb: eco
  • phaser: woosh
  • pitch shifting
  • octave effect
• Timbre:

  woodwind:

  • soft
  • mellow

  percussion:

  • sticks
  • brushes
  • hand

  string:

  • tremolo: trembling
  • con arco: bow
  • pizzicato: plucked

  vocal:

  • vibrato
  • falsetto

  brass:

  • bright metallio- tuba, trumpet, french horn, trombone
  • mute
• Commen structure:

  • Strophonic: same section repeated
  • Through composed: no repetition
  • Cyclic Form: commen themes
  • Continuo: continuous bass part
  • Ground Bass: repetition and variety
  • cadenza: soloist can show off
• DIAMONDS:

  E Major intro modulates to F Major for rest of song