Harmony and Melody

Listen for different sections (label them alphabetically)

- something new (new melody, different instruments, new rythmn patterns etc) - listen for changes (changed tempo, time signature, texture, pitch) - listen for pauses (brief silence before new section starts)

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ALWAYS USE STRUCTURE TO ANSWER EVERY HSC QUESTION

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Binery form

2 sections, A and B. No part is repeated

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ternary form

3 sections (A,B and C) return of theme A

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rondo form

many sections (ABACAD etc) return of theme A

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theme and variation

main theme is distinctive melody, changed and adapated in subsequent sections

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through composed

does not repeat any previous material

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strophic

several verses, different words, same basic accompaniment (verse chorus structure)

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coda

the ending of a piece

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Structure (form)

the patterns of recurring themes (or motifs/riffs) which create balance or unity and variety

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there can also be:

imitation AND repetition

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when in exam ask

- melody move by steps or leaps? - type of contour? (smooth/jagged) - range? (wide/narrow) - shape? (a symmetrical/symmetrical) - even/odd phrase lengths? - imitation? - repiption? - ornamentation? - type or melody? (call and response/counter melody/

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dissonant tone

minor/major/chromatic, feeling or tension and unease

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consonant tone

based on minor/major scale, feeling or resolution/stability

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counter melody

a second contrasting melody is played at the same time as the main melody

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canon different to imitation

canon repeated exatcly the same, imitiation is usually slightly altered

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canon

a theme or tune repeated a few bars later by one instrument, then again, then again etc

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'question and answer' melody similar to

'call and response' melody

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dissonance

clashing notes

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modulate

change key at the end

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improvisation

making it up on the spot (sound fluid and free, often ornamented)

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heavily ornamented

if unable to identify types or ornamentation in a piece (last resort)

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mordant

short trill

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turn

a melodic figure that rises and falls by step around the main pitch

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trills

rapid alteration or two neighbouring pitches

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ornamentation

frilly bits

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sequence

fragment or motif repeated at different pitches

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ostinato

repeated pattern of notes

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contour

shape of a melody (ascending or descending)

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interval

distace between 2 pitches

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fragment

a small bit of a phrase (useful when saying "this bit")

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motif (or riff)

part of a melody, repeated, transposed, imitated and shared by instruments

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asymmetrical

uneven amount of bars in a phrase

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Symmetrical

even amount of bars in a phrase

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vocal melissma

trills, ornamentation, etc

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phrases - music sentence

listen for natural pauses new melodic material resolution back to home pitch (tonic) repepition of a melody (could be phrase repeating)

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note structure

- scalic - cord based

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Scales

major minor chromatic - every semi-tone pentatonic - five note scale (chopsticks) blues atonal - all over the place (no tonic) whole tone

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Harmony

when three or more pitches occur at the same time

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Melody

series of pitches that form a tune

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