VOCABULARY DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION

major
minor
modal
atonal
bitonal
Chromatic
pentatonic
blues scale
Modulation
ornamentation

Texture
unison
octave
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
melody and
accompaniment
Imitative
Antiphonal

Chords
Major
Minor
discords
sevenths
power chords
inversions
note clusters
dissonant
consonant
harmonic rhythm

Cadence
Perfect
Imperfect
Plagal
Interrupted

Rhythm and metre

Pulse
Syncopation
Cross-rhythms
tempo
Ritardando (rit/rall)
Simple time
Compound time
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accentuation
phrasing
articulation

Dynamics
f
p
mf
mp
ff
pp
crescendo
diminuendo

Musical devices
sequence
ostinato
riff
drone
imitation
fugue
canon
leitmotif
Pedal
Inverted pedal

Structures
Binary
ternary
rondo
theme and variation
call and response
Arch-shape
strophic
verse/chorus/bridge….
concerto
symphony
sonata
Countermelody

Instrumental
techniques
glissando
Mute
Pizzicato
melisma
Chalumeau register
(clarinet)

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Technology
synthesised
Synthesiser
Sampler/sample
MIDI
Looping
Remix
Sequencer/sequence
Vocoder
Reverb
Delay
Distortion
overdrive
Panning
Wah-wah
flange
Compression
Multi track recording

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