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    This document provides a concise overview of common musical topics, concepts, elements, and styles that are frequently discussed and analyzed in music. It lists various topics such as tonality, cadences, key signatures, ornaments, intervals, chords, scales, textures, rhythmic concepts, bass lines, forms, techniques, voice types, word setting, dynamics, tempos, classical styles, ensembles, popular styles, Scottish and world styles. The document serves as a useful reference for the key foundational terms and frameworks in music.

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    AH – common topics (revision) (concepts in italics are very much associated with the main concept)

    Tonality - major / minor / modal / atonal / polytonal / bitonal


    Cadence - perfect / imperfect / plagal / interrupted
    Name the key - C / F / G / D / Bb / Am / Em / Dm
    Ornaments – appoggiatura / turn / mordent / acciaccatura / trill / grace note
    Intervals – 2nd / 3rd / 4th etc / tritone
    Chords – dominant 7th / diminished 7th / added 6th / augmented
    Type of scale - major / harmonic minor / melodic minor / pentatonic / chromatic / whole tone
    Texture – antiphonal / stretto / bridge / homophonic / polyphonic / solo / unison / imitation / contrary motion
    Rhythm concepts – hemiola / 3 against 2 / time changes / irregular time signature / augmentation / diminution / syncopation / triplets / anacrusis /
    scotch snap
    Type of bass line - Alberti / walking / ground
    Type of form – sonata form (subject, bridge) / ritornello / passacaglia / concerto grosso / Lied / da capo aria
    Technique or effect – tremolando / harmonics / coloratura / arco / pizzicato / con sordino / flutter tonguing / rolls / distortion / reverb
    Voice type - soprano / mezzo / alto / tenor / baritone / bass / counter tenor
    Word setting - syllabic / melismatic
    Dynamic - pp / p / mp / mf / f / ff / sfz
    Change of dynamic - crescendo / diminuendo
    Tempo - adagio / andante / moderato / allegro
    Change of tempo - accelerando / rallentando / a tempo
    Classical Styles – fugue (subject, ctr-subject, answer, stretto) / song cycle / sprechgesang / Chorale / Pavan & Galliard / motet / anthem / madrigal / ballet /
    air or ayre / Neo-Classical / Nationalist / Serial (inversion, retrograde, tone row or note row) / recitative / mass / sonata / Lied / oratorio /
    plainchant / concerto grosso / impressionist / musique concrète / minimalist / opera / symphony / concerto / aria / musical
    Ensemble – String quartet / piano trio / consort
    Pop Styles – Electronic Dance Music / Contemporary Jazz / Soul / Jazz funk / Blues / Jazz / Swing / R’n’R / Rock / Latin American / Reggae / Rap / Ragtime /
    Gospel / Pop
    Scottish / World Styles – Scots Ballad / Bothy Ballad / Mouth Music / Gaelic Psalm / Waulking song / Celtic rock / Pibroch / African music / Indian

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