| pentatonic scale | a scale containing five notes |
| simple time | the beat subdivides into groups of three
(the word "coffee" fits) |
| what is this feature of music | anacrusis
the note(s) before the first strong beat of a phrase |
| describe this form of music | ternary form
a three part form: an A section followed by a B section, which is a different melody, than return to the A section.
Same as ABA form. |
| name this feature of music | imperfect cadence the last chord at the end of a phrase is V it sounds unfinished |
| Name this feature of music | Perfect Cadence Chords V & I at the end of a phrase It sounds finished |
| Chord progression | A series of chords in a piece of music or song.
At N5 Chord progressions will use chords built on the first, fourth, fifth and sixth notes of a major or minor scale.
Many popular songs use the I, IV, VI, V chord progression. |
| name this melodic concept | ascending notes which rise in pitch |
| name this melodic concept | descending notes which fall in pitch |
| name this melodic concept | repetition an exact repeat of a musical idea |
| name this melodic concept | step the notes are next to each other |
| name this melodic concept | leap the notes are not next to each other |
| name this melodic concept | sequence a melodic phrase which is repeated at a higher or lower pitch |
| name this rhythmic feature | scotch snap a very short accented note before a longer note a feature of strathspeys |
| name this rhythmic feature | dotted rhythm a long note followed by a short one or a short note followed by a long note |
| name this feature of music | counter melody a melody played against the main melody |
| name this feature of music | coda a passage at the end of a piece which finishes it off |
