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Cell

a short musical idea.

Looping

continuous repetition of a cell.

Additive

gradually building up a melody by adding one note each repetition.

Subtractive

gradually reducing a melody by removing one note each repetition.

Layering

gradually building up a texture by adding an increasing number of lines.

Rhythmic displacement

repeating a cell with a slight delay at the start.

Metamorphosis

gradually changing a melody one note at a time.

A common artist typical to the genre

Steve Reich

A common piece and artist typical to the genre

Kraftwerk – Radioactivity or Robots

Sequencing software

Soundtrap

Loop

repeating section of a sound material

Looping

continuous repetition of an idea.

Layering

gradually building up a texture by adding an increasing number of lines.

Build

when the texture begins to increase.

Drop

when main parts (often bass and drums) re-enter after a period of silence.

A common artist typical to the genre

Daft Punk

Dynamics

Loud (forte) or soft (piano). Also getting louder (crescendo) and getting softer (diminuendo).

Rhythm

the arrangement of notes and rests in time, creating a pattern of sound and silence that gives music its movement and flow

Texture

Thick or thin

Structure

Binary (AB), ternary (ABA), verse-chorus

Pitch

High or low

Tempo

Fast or slow

Timbre

Comment on the instrument used

Tonality

Major or minor

Articulation

Smooth (legato) or short (staccato)

Sharp (♯)

raises a note by a semitone

Flat (♭)

lowers a note by a semitone

Natural

not lowered or raised

semibreve rest

4 notes

minim rest

2 notes

crochet rest

1 note

quaver rest

half a rest

semi - quaver rest

¼ a rest