Download New Qualifications - Concept Grid (Updated May 2015)

ADVANCED HIGHER
HIGHER
NATIONAL 5
NATIONAL 4
NATIONAL 3
STYLES
Blues
Jazz
Rock
Pop
Rock ‘n’ roll
Musical
Scottish
Latin American
Baroque
Ragtime
Romantic
Swing
Concerto
Opera
Scots ballad
Mouth music
Reggae
African music
Rapping
Symphony
Gospel
Classical
Pibroch
Celtic rock
Bothy ballad
Waulking song
Gaelic psalm
Aria
Chorus
Minimalist
Indian
Sonata
Oratorio
Impressionist
Musique concrete
Plainchant
Mass
String quartets
Recitative
Chamber music
Jazz funk
Soul music
Renaissance
Pavan
Galliard
Motet
Madrigal
Air/Ayre
Anthem
Ballett
Neo-classical
Serial
Chorale
Nationalist
Electronic dance music
Contemporary jazz
MELODY & HARMONY
Ascending
Descending
Step (stepwise)
Leap (leaping)
Repetition
Sequence
Question and Answer
Improvisation
Chord
Discord
Chord change
Major/minor (tonality)
Drone
Broken chord/arpeggio
Chord progression - I, IV and V (major keys)
Change of key
Pedal
Scale
Pentatonic scale
Octave
Vamp
Scat singing
Ornament
Atonal, Cluster
Chord progression - I, IV, V, VI (major keys)
Imperfect / Perfect cadences
Inverted pedal
Chromatic
Whole tone scale
Grace note
Glissando
Modulation
Contrary motion
Trill
Syllabic
Melismatic
Countermelody
Descant (voice)
Pitch bend
Tone / Semitone
Mode/modal
Relative major/minor
Interval
Obbligato (instrumental)
Acciaccatura
Mordent
Plagal cadence
Interrupted cadence
Tierce de picardie
Dominant 7th
Diminished 7th
Added 6th
Harmonic minor scale
Melodic minor scale
Appoggiatura
Turn
Suspension
Tritone
Bitonality / Polytonality
Tone Row / Note Row
Augmented triad
Chords I, IV, V and VI in major and minor
keys
Chord II and 1st inversion (major keys only)
RHYTHM & TEMPO
Accent / Accented
Beat / Pulse
Bar; 2, 3 or 4 beats in the bar
On the beat / Off the beat
Repetition
Slower / Faster
Pause
March, Reel, Waltz
Drum fill
Adagio
Allegro
Syncopation
Scotch snap
Strathspey
Jig
Simple time / Compound time
234
444
Anacrusis
Andante
Accelerando / Rallentando
A tempo
Dotted rhythms
Rubato
Ritardando
Moderato
Cross rhythms
6 9 12
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TEXTURE, STRUCTURE & FORM
Unison / Octave
Harmony / Chord
Solo
Accompanied/
Unaccompanied
Repetition
Ostinato / Riff
Round
Canon
Ternary — ABA
Verse and chorus
Middle 8
Theme and variation
Cadenza
Imitation
Strophic
Binary — AB
Rondo (ABACA…)
Alberti bass
Walking bass
Ground bass
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Contrapuntal
Coda
TIMBRE & DYNAMICS
MUSICAL LITERACY
striking (hitting), blowing, bowing, strumming, plucking
Orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and
percussion (tuned and un-tuned)
Accordion, fiddle, bagpipes
acoustic guitar, electric guitar
piano, organ, drum kit
Steel band, Scottish dance band, folk group
voice / choir
staccato / legato
Lines and Spaces of the Treble Clef
Steps
Repetition
Brass band, wind band
Violin, cello, double bass, harp
Flute, clarinet, saxophone, pan pipes, recorder
Trumpet, trombone
Timpani — snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle,
tambourine, guiro, xylophone, glockenspiel
Harpsichord
Bass guitar
Distortion
Muted
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Backing vocals
Piccolo, Oboe, Bassoon
(French) horn, Tuba
Viola
Castanets, hi-hat, cymbals, bongo drums
Clarsach / Bodhran
Sitar / Tabla
Arco / Pizzicato
Con sordino
Flutter tonguing
Rolls
Reverb
Mezzo soprano
Baritone
A cappella
Treble clef stave: C-A’
Sequences
crotchet, minim, dotted minim, semibreve
barlines, double barlines
f – forte, p – piano
< cresc – crescendo
> dim – diminuendo
Semi quaver, Grouped semi quavers, paired quavers
Repeat signs
mf – mezzo forte
mp –mezzo piano
Tones / Semitones
Accidentals— flats, sharps and naturals
Scales and key signatures - C major, G major and F major, A minor
Chords - C major, G major, F major and A minor
Leaps
Dotted rhythms, Dotted crotchet, Dotted quaver
Scotch snap
1st and 2nd time bars
ff — fortissimo, pp — pianissimo, sfz — sforzando
3 against 2
Time changes
Irregular time signatures
Augmentation
Diminution
Through-composed
Da capo aria
Lied
Passacaglia
Concerto grosso
Sonata form
Exposition
Subject
Basso continuo
Ritornello
Tremolando
Harmonics
Coloratura
Ripieno
Concertino
String quartet
Bass clef: E — C
Note naming and transposing into bass clef
Chords I, IV, V and VI in major and minor keys — diminished, dominant
Naming and writing diatonic intervals formed from the tonic
6/8 time
Quavers, crotchets, dotted crotchets, dotted minims
Triplets
Rests — quaver, crochet, dotted crotchet, minim, semibreve
Da capo (D.C.)
Slurs
Accents
Phrase marks
Staccato marks
Hemiola
Fugue
Subject
Countersubject
Answer
Stretto
Antiphonal
Bridge
Leitmotiv
Inversion
Retrograde
Song cycle
Consort
Counter tenor
Sprechgesang
Piano trio
Identifying/inserting chords to cadence points and under melodies
Diminished 7th
Dominant 7th
Added 6th
1st and 2nd inversions of major and minor triads
Bass clef: C — E
Transposing bass clef in to treble clef
Rewriting (in either treble or bass clef) a note at the same pitch using
up to two ledger lines below or above the stave
Enharmonic equivalent – rewriting a note at the same pitch
Scales and key signatures – D major, Bb major, E minor & D minor
8va (octave higher); 8vb (octave lower)
Ties / Syncopated rhythms / Time changes
Time signature: 5/4
Dal segno (D.S.)
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