Elements of Music
The six elements of music
What is Pitch, Duration, Timbre, Texture, Structure and Expressive Devices?
What is the clef?
Name 5 genres of music
What are rock, jazz, edm, techno, rnb, pop, country, classical, folk, rapand soul?
The 20-minute period at the beginning of the exam when you cannot write in your response booklet, but you can write on the stimulus book and planning paper
What is planning?
What is Melody, Harmony and Tonality?
Describe the tempo and meter of a Waltz
What has a triple meter (3/4 time) and a moderate tempo, often with an emphasis on the first beat. ?
The name of the stave that includes both treble and bass clef
What is the grand stave?
The four families of orchestral instruments
What are percussion, woodwind, brass and strings?
The word length of your exam
What is 800-1000 words?
The rhythmic technique of emphasising the weaker or 'off' beat
What is syncopation?
What expressive technique is used (hide screen): https://youtu.be/MaWJEcsyYZ8?t=16
What is pizzicato?
The symbol that indicates that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation
What is a slur/tie?
The six eras of western classical music
The time restrictions of your exam
What is 2 hours + 20-minute planning?
The term given to time signatures such as 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8
What are compound time signatures?
Describe the dynamics in this excerpt: https://www.cowirrie.com/blog/sheet-music-dynamics/
What is piano crescendo-ing to mezzo forte, crescendo-ing to forte, decrescendo-ing to piano (sweetly), then mezzo forte, then forte decrescendo-ing to pianissimo?
The form of classical music that includes an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation
What is Sonata Form?
The three vocal ranges for traditional 'female' singers
What is alto, mezzo and soprano?
The types of acceptable 'evidence' for your analysis in the exam
What are timestamps and bar numbers?
Analyse the use of texture in a fugue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQDrcK7pIco
What is contrapuntal texture, where multiple melodic lines are interwoven, creating a complex and layered sound.
Describe rhythm and phrasing in a Jazz solo.
What often features syncopation, swing rhythms, and varied phrasing, contributing to expressive freedom and individuality?
The major key signature with 4 sharps
What is E Major?
Describe a Cadence
What is a harmonic progression that concludes a phrase, section, or piece (e.g., perfect, plagal, imperfect).
What should you include in the introduction?
What is viewpoint, piece title, composer/s and 2 key moments?