Tonality Major Minor Atonal Modal Rhythm Rhythmic Devices

Tonality • • Major Minor Atonal Modal

Rhythm / Rhythmic Devices Syncopation Dotted Rhythms Poly-rhythms Cross-rhythms Ostinato Off-beat Swing rhythms Rubato Groove Isorhythmic overlap

Melody • • • • Sequence Canon Imitation Ascending Descending Step, Leap, Static Angular Scalic Chromatic Melismatic Syllabic Counter melody Arpeggio Ornamention Diatonic

Articulation • • Staccato Legato Tenuto Accent

Instrumentation • • • Concert band Rock Band Symphonic band Trio, Quartet, Duet Big Band Brass Band etc…. .

Structure • • • Verse Chorus Verse length – bars? Binary Ternary Rondo / Riternello Variations Codetta Coda Sonata Form Episodes Themes Through Composed

Dynamics • • Mezzo forte / piano Crescendo Diminuendo Forte / piano Sforzando Fortissimo Pianissimo Smortzando –To die away

Tempo • • • Allegro Adagio Vivace Andante Presto Largo Moderato Accelerando Rallentando Ritenuto Pause

Texture • • • Sparse Dense Polyphonic Homophonic Monophonic Heterophonic Layering Looping Phase shifting Antiphony = Call and response Melody and Accompaniment

Key Signatures Modulation Circle of Fifths Chromatic

Accompaniment / Harmony • • • • Contrapuntal Basso Continuo Pedal Bass Riff / Ostinato Block chords - Homophonic Arpeggio - Broken chords Alberti bass - Broken chords in Bass (Piano) Chromatic Diatonic Off beat Syncopated Sustained Suspensions Dissonant Consonant

Meter / Time Signature • • Simple Duple Triple Compound Regular Irregular Polymeter