Music terms 1

9 important vocab words for music gcse for edexcel

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Accent
Emphasis on a note or chord (sometimes indicated by the symbol >)/
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Acciaccatura
A very short ornamental note played just before a principal melodic note.
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Added-note chord
A chord which includes one or more non-standard notes, such as 2nd or 6th above the root.
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Alto
A low female or high male voice.
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Anacrusis
An upbeat. An accented note or group of notes that come before the first strong beat of a phrase/
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Atonal
Music that avoids keys or modes, i.e. no one pitch stands out consistently in the way that the tonic does in tonal music.
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Balafon
An instrument from West Africa similar to a xylophone
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Balanced phrases
Phrases of the same length paired together, so that the first sounds like a question that is answered by the second phrase. See 'Question and answer'
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Bass
(1) The lowest male voice. (2) The lowest-pitched line in a piece of music, on which the harmonies are based.
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Card 2

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A very short ornamental note played just before a principal melodic note.

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Acciaccatura

Card 3

Front

A chord which includes one or more non-standard notes, such as 2nd or 6th above the root.

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Card 4

Front

A low female or high male voice.

Back

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Card 5

Front

An upbeat. An accented note or group of notes that come before the first strong beat of a phrase/

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