Music- devices

• structure

  • binary- A B
  • ternary- A B A
  • rondo- A B A C A
  • verse/chorus form
• rhythm

  • crotchet- 1 beat
  • quaver- 1/2 beat
  • semibrieve- 4 beats
  • minium- 2 beats
  • semi quaver- 1/4 beat
• tonality

  major- happy

  minor- sad

  atonal- no sense of key
• melody

  conjunct- step wise

  disjunct- leaps
• tempo

  allegro- fast

  vivace- lively

  moderato- moderate

  adagio- slow

  accelerando- getting faster

  rit/rall- getting slower
• cadences

  perfect- sounds finished

  imperfect- not finished

  plagel- amen

  inturupted- suprised

  constant- sounds good

  dissonant- sounds bad
• texture

  monophonic

  homophonic

  polyphonic
• metre

  simple time:

  • 2/4
  • 3/4
  • 4/4

  compound time:

  • 6/8
  • 9/8
  • 12/8
• dynamics

  FF- forhisimo- very loud

  F- forte- loud

  mf- mezzo forte- moderately loud

  mp- mezzo piano- moderately quiet

  p- piano- quiet

  pp- pianissimo- very quiet

  cressendo- getting louder

  diminuendo- getting quieter
• repetition definition

  the exact repeat of a musical idea
• anacrusis definition

  an upbeat
• imitation definition

  musical idea is copied from another part
• drone definition

  a held or repeated note throughout the music