Revision
Melody
- conjunct/disjunct
- text - melismatic/syllabic
- Leaps
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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.