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Music Theory Sheet

The document outlines various musical concepts including tempo, texture, dynamics, melody, tonality, and structure. It provides definitions and examples for each category, such as different tempos (e.g., Largo, Allegro), textures (e.g., monophonic, polyphonic), and structural forms (e.g., binary, ternary). Additionally, it discusses instrumentation, articulation, harmony, and common musical patterns like the 12-bar blues and sonata form.

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Music Theory Sheet

The document outlines various musical concepts including tempo, texture, dynamics, melody, tonality, and structure. It provides definitions and examples for each category, such as different tempos (e.g., Largo, Allegro), textures (e.g., monophonic, polyphonic), and structural forms (e.g., binary, ternary). Additionally, it discusses instrumentation, articulation, harmony, and common musical patterns like the 12-bar blues and sonata form.

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TEMPO, RHYTHM TEXTURE AND DYNAMICS AND MELODY AND PITCH TONALITY AND STRUCTURE

AND METRE INSTRUMENTATION ARTICULATION HARMONY

Very slow: Largo, lento Monophonic: one Fortissimo: Very loud Scales: a pattern of Tonality: the key Structure: the
Slow: Adagio line only Forte: loud notes. Different centre - major, organisation of the
Moderate: Moderato, Homophonic: parts Mezzo forte / piano: scales include: minor, atonal (no key music.
andante moving together in medium loud / quiet Major and minor centre) Binary: A, 8 or AA, B8
Fast: Allegro
harmony Piano: quiet. (western classical Chromatic: swiftly Ternary: ABA
Very Fast: Presto,
Polyphonic: Pianissimo: very and pop music), moving around many Rondo: ABACADAEA
Vivace
Getting Faster: independently quiet modes (folk, jazz), chords and Pop song structure:
accelerando moving parts Sforzando: suddenly blues (blues / jazz), harmonies (not Verse / chorus /
Getting Slower: Unison: everyone very loud Raga and other genre diatonic) bridge etc
ritardando playing / singing the Crescendo: getting specific scales (world Diatonic: using the 12 bar blues: a set
Rubato: Flexibility of same. louder music) notes of the key pattern of primary
tempo Solo: one person on Diminuendo: getting Arpeggio: notes of a centre. chords used in blues.
the main melody quieter chord played one at Dissonance: clashing jazz, rock n roll.
Syncopation: offbeat (can be Accent: an a time. notes Repeat: doing a
rhythm emphasis accompanied). emphasised note. Sequence: a Rate of harmonic section twice
Ostinato: repeated Duet: two Staccato: short notes repeated pattern change: how quickly Coda: an ending
pattern
performers. Legato: played ascending or the harmony section
Dotted: arts of notes of
unequal length,
A Capella: smoothly descending changes, eg: one Da capo: back to the
‘skippy’ unaccompanied Slurred: notes joined Imitation: parts chord per bar / beat. beginning.
Polyrhythms: many vocal music together (not bowed playing similar Accompaniment: the Sonata Form: used
rhythmic layers Ensemble: the type or tongued patterns one after parts under the primarily in the
Triplets: 3 notes fitted of group eg choir / separately) the other melody classical period. A
into the space of two orchestra / string Arco: bowed improvisation: Primary chords: piece with on
Swing rhythm: written quartet. Pizzicato: plucked ‘Making it up' on the Chords I, IV, V in any exposition,
straight but performed Tremolo: shaking spot key. development and
with a relaxed feel (jazz effect Ornamentation: recapitulation.
/ blues) Vibrato: fluctuations decoration of the Theme: the main
Metre: how many
beats in a bar on the note melody. melody
irregular metre: (expressive) Counter melody: a Strophic: Verse form
changing time Glissando: sliding second melody over Through composed -
signature between notes the original Each section is
Simple time: beats
Use of pedal: piano Call and response: different.
subdivided into 2
sustains. interplay between a
Compound time: beats
subdivided into 3 leader and group
Portamento: to slide

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