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GCSE Music
AoS0 The Basics
Term | Definition |
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Clef | Shows how high or low notes are when placed next to each other. |
Treble Clef | Used for notes in the upper half of a keyboard. |
Bass Clef | Used on the lower half of a keyboard. |
Ledger lines | Extend the range of notes beyond the stave. |
Stave | The 5 lines used to write music on. |
PITCH | The range from high to low of notes heard |
TEMPO | The speed of music |
STRUCTURE | How sections of music are put together. |
DURATION | The length of each note. |
DYNAMICS | The change in volume of sound. |
TIMBRE | The word used to say that different instruments sound different as well. |
TEXTURE | The layers of sound. |
MELODY | The tune. |
HARMONY | The supporting chords in a piece. |
||: :|| | Repeat sign. Play the music in between twice. |