DMG 09/12 N4 Concepts Diary

Music Department

N4

Concepts Diary

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DMG 09/12 N4 Concepts Diary

MELODY/HARMONY

Words in this section describe what is happening in the melody or ‘tune’

ASCENDING meaning :-

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STEPWISE meaning :-

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LEAPING meaning :-

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REPETITION meaning :-

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SEQUENCE meaning :-

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QUESTION meaning :-

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ANSWER meaning :-

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OCTAVE meaning :-

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ORNAMENT meaning :-

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SCALE meaning :-

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PENTATONIC SCALE meaning :-

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SCAT SINGING meaning :-

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TONALITY meaning :-

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MAJOR meaning :-

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MINOR meaning :-

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CHORD meaning :-

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CHORD CHANGE meaning :-

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CHORD PROGRESSION :-

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DISCORD meaning :-

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BROKEN CHORD meaning :-

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ARPEGGIO meaning :-

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VAMP meaning :-

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PEDAL meaning :-

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DRONE meaning :-

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IMPROVISATION meaning :-

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RHYTHM/TEMPO

Words in this section describe what is happening in the rhythm, tempo and speed.

SIMPLE TIME meaning :-

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COMPOUND TIME meaning :-

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SLOWER/FASTER meaning :-

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ACCELERANDO meaning :-

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RALLENTANDO meaning :-

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A TEMPO meaning :-

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BAR meaning :-

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ON THE BEAT meaning :-

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OFF THE BEAT meaning :-

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SYNCOPATION meaning :-

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ANACRUSIS meaning :-

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JIG meaning :-

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MARCH meaning :-

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STRATHSPEY meaning :-

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REEL meaning :-

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WALTZ meaning :-

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SCOTCH SNAP meaning :-

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ADAGIO meaning :-

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ANDANTE meaning :-

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ALLEGRO meaning :-

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PAUSE meaning :- I heard / played this concept in:-

ACCENT meaning :-

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BEAT/PULSE meaning :-

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DRUM FILL meaning :-

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DOTTED RHYTHMS meaning :-

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TEXTURE/STRUCTURE/FORM

Words in this section describe how a piece of music is put together or constructed

ACCOMPANIED meaning :-

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UNACCOMPANIED meaning :-

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SOLO meaning :-

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UNISON meaning :-

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HARMONY meaning :-

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OCTAVE meaning :-

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REPETITION meaning :-

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IMITATION meaning :-

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OSTINATO meaning :-

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RIFF meaning :-

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TERNARY meaning :-

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THEME & VARIATIONS :-

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ROUND meaning :-

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CANON meaning :-

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VERSE meaning :-

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CHORUS meaning :-

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MIDDLE 8 meaning :-

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CADENZA meaning :-

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TIMBRE/DYNAMICS

Words in this section describe instruments, ensembles and how they are used

SOPRANO meaning :-

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ALTO meaning :-

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TENOR meaning :-

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BASS meaning :-

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CHOIR meaning :-

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BACKING VOCALS meaning :-

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ORCHESTRA meaning :-

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STRINGS meaning :-

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WOODWIND meaning :-

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BRASS meaning :-

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PERCUSSION meaning :-

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Each section has concepts associated with them:-

BOWING meaning :-

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PLUCKING meaning :-

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STRUMMING meaning :-

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BLOWING meaning :-

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MUTED meaning :-

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STRIKING meaning :-

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ACCORDION meaning :-

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FIDDLE meaning :-

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BAGPIPES meaning :-

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Instrumental Effects:-

ROLLS meaning :-

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DISTORTION meaning :-

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REVERB meaning :-

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Popular instruments:-

ELECTRIC GUITAR meaning :-

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ACOUSTIC GUITAR meaning :-

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DRUMKIT meaning :-

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PIANO meaning :-

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HARPSICHORD meaning :-

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ORGAN meaning :-

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RECORDER meaning :-

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PAN PIPES meaning :-

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STEEL BAND meaning :-

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WIND BAND meaning :-

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FOLK GROUP meaning :-

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Dynamics describe the VOLUME of the music.

CRESCENDO meaning :-

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DIMINUENDO meaning :-

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PIANO meaning :-

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MEZZO - PIANO meaning :-

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MEZZO - FORTE meaning :-

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FORTE meaning :-

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Different ways of performing on instruments:-

STACCATO meaning :-

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LEGATO meaning :-

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STYLES

Words in this section describe the original form /style of the music in relation to the history of music

Musical Periods:-

BAROQUE meaning :-

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ROMANTIC meaning :-

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Vocal styles/forms:-

OPERA meaning :-

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MUSICAL meaning :-

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Instrumental styles/forms:-

CONCERTO meaning :-

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BLUES meaning :-

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RAGTIME meaning :-

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SWING meaning :-

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JAZZ meaning :-

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POP meaning :-

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ROCK meaning :-

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ROCK N’ ROLL meaning :-

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LATIN AMERICAN meaning :-

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AFRICAN MUSIC meaning :-

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REGGAE meaning :-

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RAPPING meaning :-

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SCOTTISH MUSIC meaning :-

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MOUTH MUSIC meaning :-

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SCOTS BALLAD meaning :-

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