Elements of Music 1

*this one does not cover as much as the first Elements of music but if you memorize all of this you would be in a very good position (for your first year). So try aim to learn,understand and identify all these elements in your first year of igcse.

Melody

• Conjunct movement (stepwise)

• Disjunct movement (leaps)

• Sequence

• Motif

• Phrase

• Ornamentation
  • Trill
  • Mordent
  • Turn
  • Acciaccatura
  • Appoggiatura

Harmony

• Chords

• Cadences
  • Perfect (V-I)
  • Imperfect (I-V)
  • Plagal (IV-I)
  • Interrupted (V-vi)

• Consonance

• Dissonance

• Drone

• Pedal note

• Modulation

Tonality

• Major

• Minor

• Modal

• Atonal

• Pentatonic

• Chromatic

Texture

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Melody and accompaniment

• Heterophonic

• Unison

Structure/Form

• Binary (AB)

• Ternary (ABA)

• Rondo

• Theme and Variations

• Strophic

• Through-composed

• Sonata Form (basic understanding)

Tempo, Metre and Rhythm

• Simple time

• Compound time

• Syncopation

• Polyrhythm

• Cross-rhythm

• Ostinato

• Anacrusis

• Rubato

Dynamics and Articulation

• pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

• Crescendo

• Diminuendo

• Accent

• Staccato

• Legato

• Tenuto

• Marcato