Area Of Study 2 Music for Ensemble eduqas

Area Of Study 2: Music for Ensemble eduqas Fay Frost 2020

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UNISON CHORDAL LAYERED MELODY & ACCOMPANIMENT DESCANT STAB CHORDS ROUND … is any of several different things in music, depending on the period in question; etymologically, the word means a voice ( cantus) above or removed from others. A descant is a form of medieval music in which one singer sang a fixed melody, and others accompanied with improvisations. WALKING BASS Fay Frost 2020 In music, a stab is a single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition. Stabs are usually provided by horns (real or synthesized), thus the term horn stab, or an orchestral sample, usually occur on a 1 -beat, and are frequently used in funk, freestyle, and ska. A round in music is a song which can be sung by two or more groups of people. One group starts off and the next group start to sing the same song a bit later. a bass part in 4/4 time. A note is played on each beat of the bar. Typically moves up and down the scale in small steps. ALBERTI BASS

Sonority ion lat u ic t Ar Fay Frost 2020 Musical Elements Sonority (Timbre) instruments and voices singly and in combination as found in music, including that for solo instruments, concertos, chamber groups. instrumental techniques such as arco, pizzicato, con sordino. Timbre

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ARTICULATION - VOICE HUMMING SYLLABIC MELISMATIC FALSETTO Fay Frost 2020 BELT SCAT VIBRATO RAP

ARTICULATION - INSTRUMENTS STACCATO DETACHED TONGUED Separated notes LEGATO SLURRED SUSTAINED ACCENT Fay Frost 2020 MUTED

ARTICULATION - INSTRUMENTS ARCO/BOWED DIVISI Divide up so all parts are played Fay Frost 2020 PIZZICATO PLUCKED DOUBLE STOPPING One instrument plays two notes at the same time – stringed. TREMELO GLISSANDO/ SLIDE

ARTICULATION - INSTRUMENTS DRUM ROLL RIM SHOT Fay Frost 2020 HAMMER ON SLAP BASS PITCH BEND DISTORTION

You will notice that some of the slides are the same as AOS 1 They have been included as revision. Listen to and play as many different styles of music and analyse what you can hear. View the other files for more information. Fay Frost 2020