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AS Unit 3 Responding to Music
Quick questions on Harmony and musical language: the elements, diatonic chords, keys and score reading - CCEA A-Level Music
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What are common devices?Show answer
You should recognise and name devices that recur across styles: sequence (a phrase repeated at a different pitch), imitation (one voice answered by another with the same idea), pedal (a sustained note, usually in the bass, under changing harmony), ostinato (a repeating pattern), drone, suspension (a held note that clashes then resolves), and pause. These devices appear in the orchestral and vocal Areas of Study and in the aural test.
What is reading a score?Show answer
Following a score means tracking pitch (clefs, key signature, accidentals), rhythm (time signature, note values, rests), and the layout of an ensemble or vocal score (which line is which instrument or voice). Score reading lets you answer questions about harmony, texture and structure precisely and underpins the error-spotting task in the aural paper.
What is q1?Show answer
In a major key, which diatonic triads are minor? [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
What inversion does the figured bass "6" indicate, and which note is in the bass? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Name the closely related keys of C major. [2 marks]
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