ostinato – a repeated pattern or phrase.. year 8
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Ostinato – A repeated pattern or phrase.
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Year 8
Percussion – A family of instruments played by shaking or striking with beaters .
Year 8
These instruments are all from the Percussion family.
Year 8
Pulse – The steady beat in a piece of
music.
Year 8
Clap the steady pulse in this music.
Year 8
Year 8
Tempo – The speed of the music. • allegretto - a quicker tempo than andante but not as
fast as allegro• allegro - a brisk and lively tempo• andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)• meno mosso - played at reduced speed; less rapid• rubato - a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
Year 8
Texture – The layers of sound in a piece
of music.
Year 9
Sequence – A melodic phrase repeated
at a higher or lower pitch.
Year 9
Year 9
Pitch – How high or low the notes SOUND
Year 9
The violin can play notes at a higher pitch than the cello.
Year 9
Dynamics- How loud or soft the music
sounds.
Year 9
Dynamics in a piece of music add interest and atmosphere.
Year 9
Year 9
Syncopation - A rhythmic effect avoiding strong or main beats in bars
when performing.
Year 10
Syncopation is a common feature found in jazz music
Year 10
Improvisation - When players improvise, they invent the music as
they go along.
Year 10
Improvisation is a common feature of Jazz.
Year 10
Chord - Two or more notes played at the
same time. Many pop songs are based on three chords.
Year 10
Repetition - Bars of music that are repeated
Bar 5 is an exact repetition of bar 1.
Year 10
Canon - Exact imitation of another voice
or instrumental part. In Pachelbel’s Canon in D we can hear the
string instruments imitating each other.
Year 11
Unison - All voices or instruments singing
or playing the same notes.
Year 11
Homophonic - A single melody line with accompanying chords.
Year 12
The instruments are playing in homophonic style.
Year 12
Year 12
A cappella - Choral music performed
without instrumental accompaniment.
Year 12
This group is performing a cappella
Year 12
Glissando
Upward or downward slide on an instrument.
The harp can play a glissando .
Year 13
Ternary
Music with an ABA structure.
This music is structured in Ternary Form.
Year 13
Dissonance
The sound produced by notes which clash in a discord.
Year 14
Synthesiser
A musical instrument, usually a keyboard, which allows sound to be created and changed electronically.
In this piece of music the composer has used
a synthesiser.
Year 14
This is a picture of a synthesiser.
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