Blues Ascending Pause Unison/octave Striking (hitting) Accordion Steel band Jazz Descending March Harmony/chord Blowing Fiddle Scottish dance Rock Step (stepwise) Beat/pulse Reel Solo Bowing Bagpipes band Pop Leap (leaping) Bar Waltz Accompanied/ Strumming Acoustic Folk group Rock‘n’roll Repetition 2, 3 or 4 beats Drum fill unaccompanied Plucking guitar Voice/Choir Musical Sequence in the bar Adagio Repetition Orchestra Electric Staccato – Scottish Question and On the beat Allegro Ostinato strings, brass, guitar Legato Latin American answer /off the beat Riff woodwind Piano Improvisation Repetition and Organ Chord Slower/faster percussion Drum kit Discord (tuned and Chord change untuned) Literacy Lines and spaces Crotchet f forte – of the treble clef Minim p – Steps Dotted < cresc (crescendo) Repetition > dim (diminuendo) Semibreve Barlines Double barlines NATIONAL 4 Styles Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/ Timbre/ Structure/Form Dynamics Baroque Major/minor Pedal Syncopation Canon Brass band Trumpet Bass guitar Ragtime (tonality) Scotch snap Ternary (ABA) Wind band Trombone Distortion Romantic Drone Pentatonic scale Strathspey Verse and Violin Timpani Muted Swing Broken chord Octave Jig chorus Cello Snare drum Soprano Concerto Arpeggio Vamp Simple time Middle 8 Double bass Bass drum Alto Opera Chord Scat singing 2 3 4 Theme and Harp Cymbals Tenor Scots progression Ornament 4 4 4 variation Flute Triangle Bass ballad chords I, IV Compound time Cadenza Clarinet Guiro Backing Mouth and Anacrusis Imitation Saxophone Xylophone vocals music V Andante Pan pipes Harpsichord Reggae keys) Accelerando Recorder African Change of key Rallentando Tambourine music A tempo Glockenspiel Rapping Dotted rhythms Literacy Treble clef stave Semiquaver mf forte — C-A’ Grouped semiquavers mp mezzo piano — Sequences Paired quavers Repeat signs NATIONAL 5
Blues Jazz Rock Pop Rock‘n’roll Musical Scottish Latin American Ascending Descending Step (stepwise) Leap (leaping) Repetition Sequence Question and answer Improvisation Chord Discord Chord change 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 Unison/octave Harmony/chord Solo Accompanied/ unaccompanied Repetition Ostinato Riff Striking (hitting) Blowing Bowing Strumming Plucking Orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and percussion (tuned and untuned) Accordion Fiddle Bagpipes Acoustic guitar Electric guitar Piano Organ Drum kit Steel band Scottish dance band Folk group Voice/Choir Staccato Legato Literacy Lines and spaces of the treble clef Steps Repetition Crotchet Minim Dotted Semibreve Barlines Double barlines f – forte p – < cresc (crescendo) > dim (diminuendo) NATIONAL 4 Styles Melody/Harmony Rhythm/Tempo Texture/ Structure/Form Timbre/ Dynamics Baroque Ragtime Romantic Swing Concerto Opera Scots ballad Mouth music Reggae African music Rapping Major/minor (tonality) Drone Broken chord Arpeggio Chord progression chords I, IV and V keys) Change of key Pedal Pentatonic scale Octave Vamp Scat singing Ornament Syncopation Scotch snap Strathspey Jig Simple time 2 3 4 4 4 4 Compound time Anacrusis Andante Accelerando Rallentando A tempo Dotted rhythms Canon Ternary (ABA) Verse and chorus Middle 8 Theme and variation Cadenza Imitation Brass band Wind band Violin Cello Double bass Harp Flute Clarinet Saxophone Pan pipes Recorder Tambourine Glockenspiel Trumpet Trombone Timpani Snare drum Bass drum Cymbals Triangle Guiro Xylophone Harpsichord Bass guitar Distortion Muted Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Backing vocals Literacy Treble clef stave C-A’ Sequences Semiquaver Grouped semiquavers Paired quavers Repeat signs mf — forte mp — mezzo piano NATIONAL 5
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