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Tempo markings
Largo = Very slowAdagio = slow
Andante = moderately (walking speed)Allegro = fast
Presto = very fast
Syncopation1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Syncopation is created when accents occur at unexpected times, on usually unaccented beats, or in
between beats.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
MelodyA sequence of musical tones,
or pitches
Conjunct - stepwise, notes relatively close’ in the scaleDisjunct - large leaps between notes
Melodies are usually created by combining pitches from a designated
scale
Major - brighter, happy, content, heroicMinor - darker, sad, somber, evil
Key Signature - set of sharps (#) or flats (b) at the beginning of a piece of music
HarmonyCreated when more than
one pitch is sounded at the same time
Chords
Chord progressions - musical phrasesCadence - end of a musical sentence
Form
Binary - 2 sections ABTernary - 3 sections ABARondo - repeating section thatalternates with 2 or more contrastingsections ABACATheme & Variations - AA1A2A3