Melody

• conjunct/disjunct

• text - melismatic/syllabic

• Leaps

Harmony

• Suspension

• chords (e.g., diminished sevenths)

• cadences

Texture

• octave doubling

• poly/mono/homophonic

Instrumentation

• instruments (how they are used)

• dynamics

• Ornamentation

Rhythm/metre/tempo

• dotted crotchets ect…

• time signature

12 Marker

• Read question carefully - which elements of music are they asking for. Answer must be relevant to the question.

• Only attach value judgements (it sounds sad) to a musical point.

• Familiar vs Unfamiliar - genre/time/place?

• conclusion - give opinion relating to the question.