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  • These notes will support all GCSE specifications, although the Areas of Study refer to the Edexcel specification

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    GCSE Music Listening Paper Revision notes General Advice Check the number of times you hear the extract. Whole sentences arent necessary - you can use bullet points if it helps you. Spelling isnt counted - but make sure it is at least understandable. Musical Devices Name the musical device used in the bass part at the beginning of the extract. There are only FOUR possible answers in the exam: Sequence - A repeating pattern which is transposed (moved up or down) a scale or

    round a cycle. Imitation - A musical idea being passed around instruments or instrumental families. Pedal - A sustained note which can be either either low in the bass, or high in the

    melody. Ostinato - A repeating musical phrase. Often heard in the bass. Playing Technique What playing technique is used by the strings throughout the extract? There are only THREE possible techniques. Pizzicato - Plucked strings. Tremolando - Rapid bowing of notes. Drum Roll Because of this, it will only ever refer to a member of the strings or percussion family - no brass, no woodwind. If the question refers to a specific instrument you should be able to either complete the question without hearing it, or narrow down the possible answers. Rhythmic Device What rhythmic device is used in the percussion? There is only ONE possible answer: Syncopation Rhythmic Feature What features are used in this extract? Triplets Swing/Swung rhythm Dotted rhythm Tempo This may be anything between Largo and Presto. Dont be afraid to use English words if you feel more comfortable! Tempo Changes Rit/Ritardando Rall/Rallentando Accelerando

  • Melodic Movement Step Leap Scalic Chromatic Melodic Shape Arpeggio or Broken Chord If the question is for two marks remember to say if it is ascending or descending. Phrasing/Articulation Legato Staccato Dynamics Can be pianissimo through fortissimo. You can however use English - but be precise! Dynamic Changes Crescendo Decrescendo Diminuendo Sforzando/Accent If the question is worth two marks, be specific about the change. E.g. The violin starts pianissimo then crescendos to fortissimo. Cadences In order of likeliness: Perfect Imperfect Interrupted Plagal Texture DONT write thick or thin. Either describe it or use the correct name: Monophonic Homophonic Hetrophonic/Melody and Accompaniment Polyphonic/contrapuntal Form Binary - ABC Ternary - ABA Verse & Chorus The answer could hypothetically include the following options, but realistically the extract be will be to short for them to be viable. Rondo Theme & Variations

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    Tonality Major Minor Modal - Renaissance/church music. Atonal - 20th Century Most likely to be either Major or Minor. Never Pentatonic. Voices Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Ornamentation Trill Turn Mordent Passing Note - Not often asked as they are hard to identify. Intervals Unison Octaves Although these sound similar, they are different! Thirds/Sixths Fourths/Fifths Seconds and Sevenths sound to dissonant, so they probably wont be used.

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    dy

    1

    Mu

    sic

    al P

    eri

    od

    s

    Fo

    rm/S

    tru

    ctu

    reB

    inary

    - A

    B

    Te

    rnary

    - A

    BA

    !

    Ro

    ndo

    - A

    BA

    CA

    DA

    Th

    em

    e &

    Variations -

    T V

    1 V

    2...

    Makin

    g a

    Vari

    ati

    on

    Deco

    ration/O

    rnam

    enta

    tion

    Invers

    ion

    Cou

    nte

    rmelo

    die

    s

    Instr

    um

    enta

    tion

    Dro

    ne

    /Peda

    l/O

    stinato

    /Riff

    Key c

    ha

    nge

    (M

    odula

    tion

    )

    Tem

    po

    Rhyth

    m

    Harm

    on

    y

    Tim

    e S

    ignatu

    re

    Instr

    um

    en

    tal F

    am

    ilie

    sS

    trin

    gs -

    Vio

    lin, V

    iola

    , C

    ello

    ,

    Double

    Bass

    Woodw

    ind

    - P

    iccolo

    , R

    ecord

    er,

    Flu

    te, C

    larinet,

    Oboe, B

    assoon

    Bra

    ss -

    Tru

    mpet, T

    rom

    bone,

    Horn

    , T

    uba

    Pe

    rcussio

    n -

    Tim

    pan

    i, S

    nare

    dru

    m, C

    ym

    bals

    , T

    riangle

    Te

    ch

    niq

    ues/K

    eyw

    ord

    sG

    rou

    nd

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    A b

    ass lin

    e/m

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    h r

    epeats

    thro

    ughout th

    e p

    iece. It c

    an b

    e th

    ought

    off a

    s longe

    r ty

    pe o

    f ostinato

    .

    Basso

    Co

    nti

    nu

    o

    This

    is a

    n im

    pro

    vis

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    ccom

    panim

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    perf

    orm

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    y a

    bass instr

    um

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    ello

    ,

    bassoon, double

    bass)

    and a

    chord

    al

    instr

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    arp

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    line w

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    um

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    to indic

    ate

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    Tw

    o o

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    ore

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    und

    Bass, B

    asso C

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    uo,

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    ato

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    posers

    J.S

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    um

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    mble

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    orn

    ,

    cla

    rinet, P

    iano.

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    ues/C

    hara

    cte

    ristics

    More

    use o

    f str

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    pla

    yin

    g

    techniq

    ues.

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    posers

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    , H

    aydn, B

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    um

    ents

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    hestr

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    om

    bones.

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    chniq

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    cte

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    nded h

    arm

    ony/c

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    s,

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    maticis

    m.

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    posers

    Mahle

    r, W

    ag

    ner,

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  • Are

    a o

    f

    Stu

    dy 2

    Seri

    alis

    m -

    The

    Se

    cond V

    iennese

    School: S

    ch

    oenberg

    ,

    Berg

    , W

    ebern

    .

    Keyw

    ord

    s

    Ato

    nali

    ty -

    The lack o

    f a tonalit

    y (

    majo

    r/m

    inor)

    or

    a tonal ce

    nte

    r (t

    he "

    feel"

    of a c

    ert

    ain

    key).

    Tri

    ton

    e -

    An a

    ugm

    ente

    d fort

    h o

    r dim

    inis

    hed fi

    fth. V

    ery

    dis

    sonant unle

    ss tre

    ate

    d c

    orr

    ectly.

    Dis

    co

    rd -

    A c

    om

    bin

    ation o

    f note

    s w

    hic

    h c

    onta

    ins d

    issonant in

    terv

    als

    (m

    9th

    , tr

    itone e

    tc)

    and s

    o

    sounds "

    wro

    ng".

    The o

    pposite o

    f a c

    oncord

    .

    En

    harm

    on

    ic E

    qu

    ivale

    nt

    - T

    he o

    ther

    possib

    le n

    am

    e for

    a s

    ingle

    ab

    solu

    te p

    itch. E

    .g. C

    = B

    # =

    Dbb.

    Min

    imalism

    To

    tal S

    eri

    alism

    - A

    ll

    music

    al e

    lem

    ents

    are

    pre

    de

    term

    ined,

    not ju

    st th

    e

    pitches.

    Bo

    ule

    z, M

    ilton

    Babbitt.Pri

    me R

    ow

    - A

    lso c

    alle

    d

    ton

    e r

    ow

    , note

    row

    , &

    se

    rie

    s.

    The p

    rim

    e r

    ow

    is

    the

    seed o

    f se

    rial

    co

    mpositio

    ns.

    Retr

    og

    rad

    e -

    Revers

    ing the o

    rder

    of

    a r

    ow

    .

    Inv

    ers

    ion

    - R

    evers

    ing th

    e

    dire

    ction o

    f th

    e inte

    rvals

    in

    the r

    ow

    . E

    .g. U

    p a

    third r

    ath

    er

    than d

    ow

    n.

    Retr

    og

    rad

    e I

    nv

    ers

    ion

    -

    Co

    mbin

    ing b

    oth

    retr

    ogra

    de

    an

    d invers

    ion.

    Vert

    ica

    lis

    ati

    on

    -

    Bre

    akin

    g r

    ow

    s u

    p

    into

    in

    to c

    hord

    s.

    Ph

    asin

    g -

    Rhyth

    mic

    ally

    separa

    ting

    and then r

    ejo

    inin

    g p

    art

    s o

    f m

    usic

    . C

    an

    be s

    udde

    n (

    rhyth

    mic

    dis

    pla

    cem

    ent)

    or

    gra

    dual (t

    em

    po d

    ispla

    cem

    ent)

    .

    Rh

    yth

    mic

    Tra

    nsfo

    rmati

    on

    -

    Augm

    enta

    tion

    (e.g

    . changin

    g

    quavers

    to m

    inim

    s)

    & D

    imin

    ution

    (min

    ims to q

    uavers

    )

    Ostinati a

    nd

    repetitiveness

    cre

    ate

    a h

    ypnotic

    sound.

  • Are

    a o

    f

    Stu

    dy 2

    Exp

    res

    sio

    nis

    m

    Exp

    eri

    me

    nta

    l M

    usic

    Ele

    ctr

    on

    ic M

    usic

    Sam

    plin

    g -

    Usin

    g p

    re-

    record

    ed b

    its o

    f sound a

    s

    an instr

    um

    ent. A

    sam

    ple

    r is

    used to p

    lay b

    ack w

    hen

    trig

    gere

    d b

    y a

    contr

    olle

    r

    such a

    s a

    keyboard

    .

    Syn

    thesis

    - A

    pie

    ce o

    f

    hard

    ware

    or

    softw

    are

    whic

    h g

    enera

    tes a

    range

    of

    sounds. A

    n e

    lectr

    onic

    keyboard

    is a

    n e

    xam

    ple

    of

    this

    .

    Lo

    op

    ing

    -

    Repeating a

    sam

    ple

    .

    Eff

    ects

    - E

    Q,

    Com

    pre

    ssio

    n,

    Dela

    y, R

    everb

    ,

    Pannin

    g.

    Mu

    ltit

    rac

    kin

    g -

    Usin

    g a

    com

    pute

    r to

    layer

    reco

    rdin

    gs o

    n t

    op o

    f

    each o

    ther.

    Ad

    va

    nced

    in

    str

    um

    en

    tal

    tech

    niq

    ues -

    Over-

    blo

    win

    g,

    pre

    pare

    d p

    iano, key n

    ois

    es,

    harm

    onic

    s, m

    ulti-phonic

    s.

    Often incorp

    ora

    tes

    ele

    ments

    of

    ele

    ctr

    onic

    music

    ,

    Som

    etim

    es incorp

    ora

    tes

    atm

    ospheric/

    environm

    enta

    l re

    cord

    ings.

    A b

    ackla

    sh a

    ga

    inst

    Rom

    antic m

    usic

    al id

    eals

    ,

    with n

    ew

    a fo

    cus o

    n

    sound

    and t

    imb

    re r

    ath

    er

    than

    melo

    dy.

    Harm

    on

    ic e

    xplo

    ration

    ,

    movin

    g a

    way fro

    m th

    e

    tra

    ditio

    nal ke

    ys.

    Fre

    quen

    tly u

    ses g

    raphic

    score

    s o

    r w

    ritte

    n

    instr

    uctions in p

    lace o

    f

    tra

    ditio

    na

    l nota

    tion

    .

    Incid

    en

    tal M

    us

    ic -

    Music

    al

    ele

    ments

    cho

    sen b

    y c

    hance

    alo

    ne.

  • Bri

    tpo

    p

    Gu

    itars

    - E

    lectr

    ic a

    nd

    Aco

    ustic

    Bas

    s g

    uit

    ar

    Dru

    m k

    it

    Vo

    ca

    ls -

    Lea

    d a

    nd

    backin

    g

    Str

    uctu

    reIn

    str

    um

    en

    tio

    n

    Mu

    sic

    al

    Ch

    ara

    cte

    risti

    cs

    His

    tory

    /Co

    nte

    xt

    Keyw

    ord

    s

    Vers

    e C

    ho

    rus

    Fo

    rmIn

    tro

    Vers

    e 1

    (Pre

    -choru

    s)

    Choru

    s

    Vers

    e 2

    (Pre

    -choru

    s)

    Choru

    s ...etc

    Bridge

    Instr

    um

    enta

    l/S

    olo

    Outr

    o

    Ho

    ok -

    Catc

    hy

    melo

    dy o

    r rh

    yth

    mic

    figure

    whic

    h 'h

    ooks'

    the lis

    tener.

    Rif

    f -

    Po

    pula

    r m

    usic

    's v

    ers

    ion

    of th

    e o

    stin

    ato

    . A

    re

    peating

    me

    lodic

    or

    ha

    rmo

    nic

    un

    it.

    Can b

    e a

    ho

    ok in its

    elf

    Fil

    l -

    A 'm

    usic

    al

    pun

    ctu

    ation

    ma

    rk' u

    se

    d

    to h

    ighlig

    ht

    the e

    nd o

    f a

    ph

    rase o

    r se

    ctio

    n. D

    rum

    Fill

    s a

    re t

    he m

    ost

    com

    mon

    , a

    lthoug

    h b

    ass

    an

    d g

    uitar

    often 'fi

    ll'.

    4/4

    Tim

    e

    Sim

    ple

    , catc

    hy

    melo

    die

    s.

    'Pow

    erc

    hord

    s' -

    Roo

    t &

    Fifth S

    imp

    le c

    hord

    pro

    gre

    ssio

    ns. I IV

    & V

    - in

    fluenced b

    y b

    lues.

    Lyrics a

    bout lif

    e.

    Use

    of sla

    ng.

    'Raw

    ' vo

    cal

    techniq

    ue -

    Accents

    .

    Driven b

    y

    dis

    tort

    ed

    guitars

    .

    Infl

    uen

    ces

    R&

    B

    Blu

    es.

    Rock &

    Roll

    Key B

    an

    ds

    The K

    inks

    The B

    eatles

    Oasis

    Blu

    r

    Pulp

  • Is there a repeating bass

    line?

    Ground Bass & Variations

    Ternary(A B A1)

    Does the first section return?

    Are there subsequent contrasting episodes?

    Theme & Variations

    Does the first section return

    in between each?

    Rondo(A B A C A D...)

    No

    Yes

    No

    No

    Yes

    Yes

    Classical Variation Forms

  • Da

    nce

    Mu

    sic

    Sty

    les

    Keyw

    ord

    s

    Sta

    b -

    A s

    harp

    and

    short

    chord

    .

    Usually

    pla

    yed b

    y

    bra

    ss instr

    um

    ents

    Ho

    rn S

    ecti

    on

    - A

    gro

    up

    of bra

    ss a

    nd

    woodw

    ind

    instr

    um

    ents

    used for

    sta

    bs a

    nd m

    elo

    die

    s.

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    ally

    consis

    ts o

    f

    trum

    pets

    , tr

    om

    bones a

    nd

    saxes, although t

    hey c

    an

    be a

    synth

    esis

    ed 's

    ection

    '

    sound.

    Ho

    ok -

    A

    catc

    hy p

    art

    of

    a tune,

    usually

    repeate

    d.

    Du

    b

    Instr

    um

    en

    tal re

    mix

    es o

    f

    music

    mad

    e b

    y m

    ixin

    g

    diffe

    rent re

    co

    rds

    toge

    ther.

    Ho

    us

    e

    - F

    our

    on

    th

    e F

    loo

    r

    - L

    ots

    of sa

    mple

    s,

    so

    metim

    es v

    ocal.

    Fu

    nk

    - G

    roove b

    ased.

    - S

    lap B

    ass

    - S

    yncopa

    ted r

    hyth

    ms

    Dis

    co

    - F

    our

    on the F

    loor.

    - C

    atc

    hy s

    ingable

    melo

    dys.

    Hip

    -ho

    p

    - R

    ap v

    ocals

    - M

    Cs

    Tech

    no

    - F

    ou

    r on

    the fl

    oo

    r.

    - P

    ure

    ly s

    ynth

    esis

    ed

    .

    - Little

    harm

    onic

    mo

    vem

    ent.

    Tech

    no

    log

    y

    Seq

    uen

    cin

    g/M

    ult

    i-tr

    ackin

    g

    - S

    oftw

    are

    that le

    ts y

    ou laye

    r

    diffe

    rent re

    co

    rded a

    nd

    synth

    esis

    ed t

    racks toge

    ther.

    Eff

    ects

    Re

    ve

    rb

    EQ

    Co

    mp

    ressio

    n

    Sa

    mplin

    g

    Lo

    opin

    g

    Vo

    code

    rS

    yn

    thesis

    ers

    -

    Equip

    ment

    or

    softw

    are

    that

    either

    rep

    roduces o

    r

    ma

    kes s

    ounds.

    Reco

    rd S

    cra

    tch

    ing

    -

    contr

    olli

    ng a

    record

    man

    ually

    to

    rep

    eat

    part

    s

    an

    d a

    dd

    a p

    erc

    ussiv

    e

    'scra

    tch

    ing' s

    oun

    d.

    Str

    uctu

    re

    Mix

    In

    Main

    Bre

    akdow

    n

    Reprise

    Fo

    ur

    on

    th

    e F

    loo

    r -

    Clic

    h d

    ance

    music

    dru

    m b

    eat. C

    hara

    cte

    rised b

    y

    a b

    ass d

    rum

    hit o

    n a

    ll fo

    ur

    be

    ats

    .

  • Fu

    sio

    ns

    On

    e w

    ill a

    lways b

    e a

    W

    este

    rn m

    usic

    al

    sty

    le!

    Afr

    ica

    Ind

    ia

    Instr

    um

    en

    tsS

    itar

    - A

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