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Music Concepts Checklist
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NATIONAL 3
Styles
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Melody/Harmony
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Rhythm/Tempo
Texture/
Structure/Form
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Timbre/Dynamics
Blues
Ascending
Accent/accented
Unison/Octave
Striking (hitting)
Jazz
Descending
Beat/Pulse
Harmony/Chord
Blowing
Rock
Step (stepwise)
Bar; 2, 3, 4 beats
Solo
Bowing
Pop
Leap (Leaping)
On the beat
Accompanied
Strumming
Rock 'n' Roll
Repetition
Off the beat
Unaccompanied
Plucking
Musical
Sequence
Repetition
Repetition
Orchestra; Strings, Woodwind, Brass,
Percussion
Scottish
Question & Answer
Slower
Ostinato/Riff
Accordion
Latin American
Improvisation
Faster
Round
Fiddle
Chord
Pause
Bagpipes
Discord
March
Acoustic Guitar
Chord Change
Reel
Electric Guitar
Waltz
Piano
Drum Fill
Organ
Adagio
Drum Kit
Allegro
Steel Band
Scottish Dance Band
Folk Group
Choir/Voices
Staccato
Legato
Music Literacy
Treble clef -
Crotchet
f - forte
- Lines
Minim
p - piano
- Spaces
Dotted Minim
< cresc - crescendo
Steps
Semibreve
> dim - diminuendo
Repetition
Bar lines
Double Bar lines
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Music Concepts Checklist
NATIONAL 4
Styles
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Melody/Harmony
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Rhythm/Tempo
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Texture/
Structure/Form
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Timbre/Dynamics
Baroque
Major/Minor
Syncopation
Canon
Brass Band
Ragtime
Drone
Scotch Snap
Ternary - ABA
Wind Band
Romantic
Broken Chord/Arpeggio
Strathspey
Verse & Chorus
Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Harp
Swing
Chord progression -
Jig
Middle 8
Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, pan pipes,
recorder
Concerto
- chords I, IV, V
Simple time -
Theme & Variation
Trumpet, Trombone
Opera
Change of Key
234
Cadenza
Timpani, snare/bass drum, cymbals,
triangle, guiro, xylophone, glockenspiel
Scots Ballad
Pedal
444
Imitation
Harpsichord
Mouth Music
Scale
Compound Time
Bass Guitar
Reggae
Pentatonic Scale
Anacrusis
Distortion
African music
Octave
Andante
Muted
Rapping
Vamp
Accelerando
Soprano, Alto, Tenor Bass
Scat Singing
Rallentando
Backing Vocals
Ornament
A Tempo
Dotted Rhythms
Music Literacy
Treble clef stave C - A'
Semi Quavers
mf - mezzo forte
Sequences
Grouped Semi Quavers
mp - mezzo piano
Paired Quavers
Repeat Signs
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NATIONAL 5
Styles
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Melody/Harmony
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Rhythm/Tempo
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Texture/
Structure/Form
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Timbre/Dynamics
Symphony
Atonal
Rubato
Strophic
Piccolo, Oboe, Bassoon
Gospel
Cluster
Ritardando
Binary - AB
French horn, Tuba
Classical
Chord progression -
Moderato
Rondo
Viola
Pibroch
- chords I, IV, V, vi
Cross Rhythms
Episode
Castanets, hi-hat, bongo drums
Celtic Rock
Perfect/Imperfect Cadence
Compound time -
Alberti Bass
Clarsach, bodhran
Bothy Ballad
Inverted Pedal
6 9 12
Walking Bass
Sitar, tabla
Waulking Song
Chromatic
888
Ground Bass
Arco, Pizzicato
Gaelic Psalm
Whole Tone Scale
Homophonic
Con Sordino
Aria
Grade Note
Polyphonic
Flutter Tonguing
Chorus
Glissando
Contrapuntal
Rolls
Minimalist
Modulation
Coda
Reverb
Indian
Contrary Motion
Mezzo Soprano
Trill
Baritone
Syllabic
A Capella
Melismatic
Countermelody
Descant (Voice)
Pitch Bend
Tone/Semitone
Music Literacy
Accidentals; Flats, Sharps, Naturals
Dotted Rhythms
ff- fortissimo
Scales & Key signatures -
Dotted Crotchet
pp - pianissimo
- C Major
Dotted Quaver
sfz - sforzando
- G Major
Scotch Snap
- F Major
1st & 2nd Time bars
- A Minor
Chords; C Major, G Major, F Major, A
Minor
Leaps
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HIGHER
Styles
Sonata
Oratorio
Impressionist
Musique Concrete
Plainchant
Mass
String Quartet
Recitative
Chamber Music
Jazz Funk
Soul
Melody/Harmony
Rhythm/Tempo
Mode/modal
Relative major/minor
Interval
Obbligato(Instrumental)
Acciaccatura
Mordent
Plagal Candece
Interrupted Cadence
Tierce de Picardie
Dominant 7th
Dininished 7th
Added 6th
Harmonic Minor Scale
Melodic Minor Scale
3 against 2
Time changes
Irregular time signatures
Augmentation
Diminution
Bass Clef: E - C
Note Naming
Transposing into Bass Clef
Chords: I, IV, V, vi in
major and minor keys
Diminished
Dominant
6 8 time
Quavers
Crotchets
Dotted crotchets
Dotted minims
Triplets
Rests - Quaver
- Crotchet
- Dotted Crotchet
- Minim
- Semibreve
Da Capo dc
Texture/
Structure/Form
Through Composed
Da Capo Aria
Lied
Passacaglia
Concerto Grosso - ritornello
Sonata Form - Exposition
Subject
Basso Continuo
Ritornello
Timbre/Dynamics
Tremolando
Harmonics
Coloratura
Ripieno
Concertino
String Quartet
Music Literacy
Slurs
Accents
Staccato marks
Phrase marks