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.