These are words we learned in the first unit of work.
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major |
Music in a major key sounds bright and cheerful.
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fanfare |
The trumpets sounded a fanfare.
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ascending |
An ascending melody or pattern is one which goes up in pitch.
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disjunct |
A disjunct melody uses large intervals between notes.
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dotted |
A dotted rhythm is where the rhythm is divided into a long first note and a short second note.
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triplet |
A triplet rhythm is where you play three notes in the space of two.
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monophony |
Monophony is a texture in music where there is only one part playing.
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accompaniment |
In music, most textures are melody and accompaniment, especially in songs.
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cappella |
An a cappella texture in music is where you have singers but no instruments.
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harmony |
They sang in harmony.
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cadence |
A cadence in music is like punctuation in English; it creates pauses and full stops.
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perfect |
A perfect cadence in music is when you can hear that the music is finished.
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imperfect |
An imperfect cadence in music is a pause but you can tell the music isn't finished.
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plagal |
The plagal cadence in music is also known as the amen cadence.
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modulate |
When music changes keys it is said to have modulated.
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primary |
The primary chords in a key are 1, 4 and 5; in a major key these chords are major.
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secondary |
The secondary chords in a key are 2, 3 and 6; in a major key these chords are minor.
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relative |
All major keys have their relative minor, and all minors have their relative major.
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minor |
Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' is sombre because it is in a minor key.
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