Music A-Level

Genre-specific vocabulary

What Genre-specific vocabulary means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Genre-specific vocabulary

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Terms related to harmony, melody, rhythm, structure, texture and instrumentation specific to the genre or historical period.

AQA · Areas of study 2–7 - Analysis and Contextual understanding

Topics that use Genre-specific vocabulary

Areas of study 2–7 - Analysis and Contextual understanding (AQA A-Level)

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Using Genre-specific vocabulary in the exam

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