Music A-Level
Character development
What Character development means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Character development
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Anchored to the specific musical alterations made to a leitmotif, reflecting changes in the narrative or the character's psychological state.
Topics that use Character development
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 9th, 11th, and 13th chords
- Action and drive
- added 6th
- Chord extensions
- Chord nomenclature
- Cross-cultural orchestration
- Cross-rhythm
- Cue
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