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Minor

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The tonality of the sequence – depressing

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Major

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The tonality of the sequence – uplifting

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Modal

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How octave is divided

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Atonal

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Without a key or scale

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Bitonal

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Two tonalities

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Chromatic

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The scale including all white and black notes or all sharps and all flats

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Pentatonic

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A five note scale

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Blues scale

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The third fifth and seventh is lowered

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Modulation

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To change from one key to another

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Ornamentation

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Decorative notes

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Unison

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At the same pitch

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Octaves

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Eight notes distance

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Homophonic

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One melody

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Polyphonic

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A texture of multiple sounds

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Melody and accompaniment

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The main sung line with backing

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Imitative

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To copy

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Antifonal

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To chant

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Discords

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Unstable

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Sevenths

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The seventh note in a scale

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Powerchords

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Distorted chords

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Inversion

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The order of the notes change

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Note clusters

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A group of notes

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Perfect cadence

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From V to I

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Imperfect cadence

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Half way through it ends V

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Plagal cadence

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IV to I

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Interrupted cadence

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Any chord to IV

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Pulse

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The beat

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Syncopation

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Offbeat

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Cross rhythms

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Conflicting rhythms

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Tempo

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The speed of music

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Retardando

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To slow or speed up the music

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Simple time

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4/4

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Compound time

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2/4

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Accentuation

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Give emphasis

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Phrasing

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Group of notes

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Articulation

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The transition between notes

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F

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Forte or to be loud

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p

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Piano or to be soft

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mf

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Mezzo forte or to be quite loud

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Mp

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Mezzo piano or to be quite soft

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ff

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Fortissimo or to be very loud

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pp

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Pianissimo or to be very soft

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Crescendo

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Louder gradually

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Diminuendo

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Quieter gradually

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Sequence

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Repeat with a pitch change

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Ostinato

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A repeated phrase or melody

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Riff

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A repeated rhythm

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Drone

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A continuous consistent note

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Imitation

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To repeat in a different voice or Timbre

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Fugue

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Two voices

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Cannon

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To repeat every time

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Leitmotif

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Continual recurring phrase

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Pedal

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To keep notes overlap

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Inverted pedal

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Keeps notes quieter

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Binary

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A B

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Ternary

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A B A

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Rondo

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A B A C A D

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Theme and variation

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Variation of the main structure

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Call and response

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A B

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Strophic

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Verse chorus verse

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Standard form

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Verse chorus Bridge

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Concerto

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Solo and Orchestra

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Symphony

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Orchestra

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Sonata

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Two contrasting theme

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Countermelody

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Melody against the original

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Glissando

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To guide

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Mute

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No sound

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Pizzicato

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To pluck

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The chalumeau register clarinet

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The range on clarinet which matches its predecessor chalumeau

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Synthesised

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Technology changed

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Synthesiser

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Special Fx keyboard

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Sampler

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Excerpt from someone else

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MIDI

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Programmed notes

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Looping

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Repeating

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Remix

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Differencing the song

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Sequence

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To repeat but with a change

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Vocoder

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Vocal recorder

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Reverb

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To echo

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Vivace

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Lively or vivid

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Allegro

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Fast quick and bright

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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

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Andante

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A walking pace

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Largo

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Broadly

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Grave

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Slow and Solemn

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Presto

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Extremely fast

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A cappella

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To sing without instruments

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Vibrato

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To wobble up and down in pitch. A more expressive style

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Falsetto

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Men make their voices go high-pitched

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Portamento (vocals)

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Sliding from one note to another

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Melisma (vocals)

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Decorating and adding notes to the tune e.g. Mariah Carey, Celine Dion

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Descant (vocals)

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A higher part in time with the main tune

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Alap (indian)

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Sitar introduces chosen Raga, improvises freely, no beat or pulse

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Jhor (indian)

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Music speeds up and has steadier beat

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Jhala (indian)

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Much faster and exciting

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Gat or Bandish (indian)

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Tabla enters, pre composed piece

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Ragas (indian)

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A scale of 5 to 8 notes that create a mood of the time of day

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Slendro

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Two scales of five notes

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Pelog

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Seven note scale

GCSE Music (3 decks)

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