Terminology

• Anacrusisand what element is it

  upbeat- melody
• Conjunctand what element is it

  Notes move by step (next-door notes like C-D). - melody
• Disjunct and what element is it

  Lots of leaps between notes (bigger intervals).- melody
• Arpeggioand what element is it

  Playing the notes of a chord one by one, ascending or descending.-- melody
• Scalicand what element is it

  Notes follow the order of a scale, one after the other.-- melody
• Low pitchand what element is it

  A low sound.- melody
• High pitchand what element is it

  A high sound.- melody
• Rangeand what element is it

  The distance between the highest and lowest note in a piece of music.- melody
• Sequenceand what element is it

  A short tune repeated a step higher, or a step lower.- melody
• Imitationand what element is it

  A phrase is repeated, maybe by a different instrument. - melody
• Repetitionand what element is it

  A melody is repeated.-- melody
• Contrast


  One melody is a different shape to another melody.
• Leitmotifand what element is it

  A short recurring melodic phrase throughout a piece of music, associated with a particular person or object.- melody

  
• Motifand what element is it

  A short melodic idea that has special importance in the music.- melody
• Octave and what element is it

  The distance between 8 consecutive notes (eg. C-C)-- melody
• Tone/ 2 note interval and what element is it 


  The distance between next door notes in a major scale (eg.C-D) A whole note apart- melody
• Major 3rd, 6th or 7thand what element is it 


  The distance between 3, 6 or 7 notes in a major scale (eg. C-E)---melody
• Perfect 4th/5thand what element is it

  The distance between 4 or 5 notes apart in a major scale (eg. C-F or C-G)- melody
• Semitoneand what element is it

  The distance of half a tone (eg.from a white note to the black note next to it)- melody
• Chromatic movement and what element is it

  Notes moving consecutively up or down in semitones. -melody
• Pentatonicand what element is it

  A five note scale common in Chinese, Japanese and Gaelic music.-melody
• Blue notesand what element is it

  Notes that are flattened in a scale to make it sound 'bluesy.-- melody
• Ornamentationand what element is it

  Decoration of a melody with 'fancy twiddles' eg. a trill-- melody
• Name key words describing tempo.and what element is it

  Allegro- Fast

  Moderato- Medium

  Lento/Largo -Slow

  Presstissimo- Very fast

  Melody
• Name words relating to articulation. and what element is it

  -Staccato/legato- dettached/smooth

  -Long/short phrases

  -Accents(emphasis)

  Dynamics
• Name phrases relating to texture.

  -Imitative/canon (call and response)

  -Polyphonic (multiple layers)

  -Monophonic (one layer of music)

  -Homophonic (one line of music across multiple instruments)

  -Melody and accompaniment
• Name some key terms for melody.

  Conjunct: by step

  Disjunct: by leap

  Sequence: repeated pattern up/down a note

  Ornamentation: Elaboration eg.trill

  Scalic/triadic: notes of the scale/chord

  Ostinato: repeated pattern
• Name some key terms for tonality

  Major/minor

  Modulation

  Diatonic/chromatic
• Name different forms and structures

  Binary (AB)

  Turnary(ABA)

  Rondo (ABACAD....)

  Verse chorus
• Give some key words for rhythm

  Syncopation

  Triplets

  Dotted rhythm

  Pulse
• Name the 4 types of cadences

  Perfect (finished)

  Imperfect (unfinished)

  Plagal (Amen/finished)

  Interrupted (about to finish but doesn't)
• What interval is a perfect cadence?

  5 -> 1
• What interval is an imperfect cadence?

  1 -> 5
• What interval is a plagal cadence?

  4 -> 1
• What interval is an interrupted cadence?

  5 -> 6
• Give some key words for vocal musical features.

  Harmonies

  Reverb

  Melisma

  Solo

  Rapping
• Give some key words for jazz musical features.

  Swing rhythm

  Syncopation

  Glissando

  Jazz instruments

  Stab chords

  Blues notes

  Walking baseline

  Brushes(drums)

  Ostinato
• Give some key words for pop musical features.

  Autotune

  Verse-chorus form

  Hook

  Strong rhythm

  Repeated chorus
• Ornamentation and what element is it?


  Decoration eg anacrusis -- melody
• fanfare and what element is it 


  short musical flourish usually on brass - melody