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11 Cards in this Set
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What is the rhythmic mnemonic? |
Generally Beat Pure Rhyme Time Tell Strangers Remain Silent |
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What does the rhythmic mnemonic stand for? |
General description Beat Pulse Rhythm Time Signature Tempo Structure Relationship between parts Silence |
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General Description |
Virtuosic, complex, simple
Character/Mood – Joyous, brooding, relaxed, aggressive |
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Beat |
Steady or unsteady beat, clear, not clear, important? Changing or stays the same? Played by? |
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Pulse |
Clear/not clear? Important or not? Played by? In 2 or 3? |
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Rhythm |
Dotted rhythms, syncopation – simple syncopation or more complex? Use of repeated syncopation or less structured? Long held notes, Triplets/duplets, repeated quavers, simple rhythms, more complex rhythms, semiquaver runs? |
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Time Signature |
duple, quadruple Simple/compound Uncommon time signatures >7/8, 5/8 5/4 etc. Change of Time sig, or always the same. Patterns in change? |
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Tempo |
Fast, slow, moderate, getting faster or slower Italian terms: presto, allegro, lento, andante, ritardando, ritenuto, accelerando. |
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Structure |
Use of ostinato, rhythmic development, repeated rhythms, motif, imitation, |
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Relationship between rhythmic parts |
Describe the rhythm of different parts – eg bass, accompanying chordal parts. Compare to each other – which longer notes? Which uses more syncopation etc? |
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Silence |
Character of the silence: brooding, unexpected, dramatic, organic, expected, interrupting Where/when? At the middle of a movement? Between phrases? From everyone or just some sections? Used often or only occasionally? |
