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Revision

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.

Revision

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.

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