GCSE AQA Music - Musical Features

melody

ascending / descending sequence

melody

conjunct / disjunct

melody

diatonic / chromatic

melody

ornaments

melody

blues scale

melody

riff / hook / motif

melody

arpeggio / broken chords

melody

improvisation

melody

ostinato

melody

slide / portamento

rhythm / tempo / metre

syncopation

rhythm / tempo / metre

hemiola

rhythm / tempo / metre

cross rhythms

rhythm / tempo / metre

calypso / tresillo 3, 3, 2 rhythm

rhythm / tempo / metre

swung

rhythm / tempo / metre

simple / compound metre

rhythm / tempo / metre

scotch snap

rhythm / tempo / metre

polyrhythm

rhythm / tempo / metre

lento

rhythm / tempo / metre

andante

rhythm / tempo / metre

allegro

rhythm / tempo / metre

allegretto

rhythm / tempo / metre

presto

texture

monophonic

texture

homophonic

texture

polyphonic

texture

unison

texture

melody & accompaniment

texture

a capella

texture

octaves

texture

imitative

texture

antiphonal

harmony

diatonic / chromatic

harmony

augmented 6th (chord)

harmony

dominant 7th (chord)

harmony

diminished 7th (chord)

harmony

consonant / dissonant

harmony

blues chords

harmony

pedal note

harmony

power chords

harmony

cadences

tonality

major

tonality

minor

tonality

modal

tonality

atonal

tonality

modulation

structure

binary

structure

ternary

structure

rondo

structure

(32 bar) song form

structure

12-bar / 16-bar blues

structure

AABA / AAB (vocal blues)

structure

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