Tonality
Additional melodic decorations such as acciaccatura or glissando
What is Ornamentation?
A simple 3 note chord
What is a triad?
ABA
What is the structure for ternary form?
A common re-occurring rhythmic feature of jazz and blues
What is swing?
This chordal technique is often used to establish or change key
What is a (perfect) cadence?
A melody largely using notes that are next to each other
What is a conjunct?
What is a (dominant) 7th?
A more advanced ABA, as seen in Beethoven
What is Sonata Form
When 6 semi-quavers are played in the time of 1 beat
What is a sextuplet?
Not a standard major and minor tonality
What is modal?
Where the phrases of a melody are general the same length
What is balanced phrasing?
A cadence which ends of a V chord
What is imperfect?
A type of melodic development where the new material is based on specific short ideas in the original melody
What is motivic?
The type of metre that includes 6/8
What is compound time?
Music that has no clear key centre, and is often dissonant and unsettling
What is atonal music?
A melody that has large leaps and sounds more disjointed
What is an angular or disjunct melody?
A chord that uses notes from outside the key
What is a chromatic chord?
A common structure used in pop music
What is verse-chorus structure?
Where multiple rhythms are playing at once
What is polyrhythm?
Where the melodic rhythm does not match the pulse clearly
What is syncopation?
Additional notes beyond an octave, which create a complex and colourful sound
What is extended harmony/chords?
A rare structure where every new section is different to everything that came before
What is through-composed?
Sustained pace
What is sostenuto?