AQA GCSE: DRSMITH

Melody includes...

• Forte/piano, crescendo, sforzando

• Chords, cadences, major/minor

• Intervals, conjunct/disjunct, chromatic/scalic

• Melody with accompaniment, monophonic, homophonic

Harmony includes...

• Forte/piano, crescendo, sforzando

• Chords, cadences, major/minor

• Intervals, conjunct/disjunct, chromatic/scalic

• Melody with accompaniment, monophonic, homophonic

Texture includes...

• Forte/piano, crescendo, sforzando

• Chords, cadences, major/minor

• Intervals, conjunct/disjunct, chromatic/scalic

• Melody with accompaniment, monophonic, homophonic

Sonority/timbre/instrumentation includes...

• Note values, tempo, time signature

• Chords, cadences, major/minor

• Instruments used, families of instruments, roles of instruments

• Melody with accompaniment, monophonic, homophonic

Rhythm (and metre) includes...

• Note values, tempo, time signature

• Chords, cadences, major/minor

• Instruments used, families of instruments, roles of instruments

• Melody with accompaniment, monophonic, homophonic

Identify the musical element: Syncopation

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Dynamics

• Harmony

Identify the musical element: Conjunct/stepwise movement

• Rhythm

• Texture

• Melody

• Harmony

Identify the musical element: Fortissimo

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Melody

• Dynamics

Identify the musical element: Major chords used

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Melody

• Dynamics

Identify the musical element: Use of constant quavers

• Rhythm

• Harmony

• Melody

• Dynamics