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15 Cards in this Set
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What categories are considered when describing musical compositions
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Duration
Texture Structure Dynamics Sound Sources |
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When considering duration what are the key areas to write about?
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Tempo
Rhythm Beat Metre |
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What do you ask yourself when writing about tempo?
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Does the tempo change or stay the same? Is it fast? Is it slow? Does it change gradually or slowly?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about rhythm?
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Was there syncopation? Were there ostinatos? Were there cross rhythms? Were there polyrhythms?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about metre?
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What is the time signature?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about beat?
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Where do the strong beats fall?
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When considering texture what are the key areas to write about?
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Thickness
Layers Textural Devices |
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What do you ask yourself when writing about thickness?
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Was it thick or thin? Did it change? At what parts was it thick and thin?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about layers?
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Were there layered entries? Which layers were dominant?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about textural devices?
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Did it have solos, canons, fills, call and responses or ostinatos?
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When considering structure what are the key areas to write about?
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Form (sequence)
Structural Devices |
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What do you ask yourself when writing about form (sequence)?
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What was the structure of the piece? Did it follow a certain form? How many sections were in the piece?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about structural devices?
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Did it include canons, coda, ostinato or introduction?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about sound sources?
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What sound sources were used? Why do you think they were chosen?
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What do you ask yourself when writing about dynamics?
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Was it loud? Was it soft? If it changed was it sudden or gradual?
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