what is the tune doing?
stepwise movement
higher or lower.
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melodic devices
pattern
sequences(Repeated higher or lower)
imitation (copied)
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stepwise
notes next to each other
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harmony
what is happening under the tune?
CADENCES!!! perfect(Finished - like a full stop)
imperfect (unfinished- like a comma)
can be linked to tonality (Major/minor chords)
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harmonic devices
drone(Indian/folk music or bagpipes)
pedal (long held note/repeated note)
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tonality
the Mood (Tone of voice)
major (happy)
minor (sad)
Modal (mixture of major and minor).
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texture
Layers (of musical sound).
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Monophonic
1 tune only - a melody
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Homophonic
tune with chords - simple harmony
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Melody and Accompaniment
tune with fancy accompaniment - most common.
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Polyphonic
more than one tune
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Metre
length/measure/time:
time signature( how many beats in a bar - 4/4 (most common) then 3/4 then 6/8.
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dynamics
Microphone - volume
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Very Quiet
pp
pianissimo
pea-pea
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Quiet
p
piano
pea
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Moderately Quiet
mp
mezzo piano
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Moderately Loud
mf
mezzo forte
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Loud
f
forte
fort
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Very Loud
ff
fortissimo
strong fort
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Rhythm
simple rhythm (Basic crotchets/minims/quavers)
dotted rhythms (Long followed by short - more bouncy)
repeated rhythms (Most common).
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Rhythmic device
Syncopation ( off beat - beats 2 and 4 accented)
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Tempo
speed
teeeeeempo fast and slow.
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Presto
very fast
wizard/witch spell
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Allegro
(quite) fast
legs grow
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Moderato(e)
Walking speed
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Adagio
quite slow
a-dar-jee-oh
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Largo(e)
slow
elephant
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Timbre
Can be called sonority or instrumentation.
Instruments - know families and instruments within each. know the performance techniques to - Arco ( bow) / pizzicato (plucked)
voices - soprano, alto, tenor, bass
music technology - distortion and reverb.
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Articulation
can be linked with melody.
staccato - spikey
legato - smooth (legs)
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Phrasing
Phrase
where would you breathe?
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Intervals
distance from one note to the next.
2nd 3rd 4th 5th(twinkle twinkle) 6th 7th and 8th = octave.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
pattern
sequences(Repeated higher or lower)
imitation (copied)
Back
melodic devices
Card 3
Front
notes next to each other
Back
Card 4
Front
what is happening under the tune?
CADENCES!!! perfect(Finished - like a full stop)
imperfect (unfinished- like a comma)
can be linked to tonality (Major/minor chords)
Back
Card 5
Front
drone(Indian/folk music or bagpipes)
pedal (long held note/repeated note)
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