Music A-Level
Melody and harmony
What Melody and harmony means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Melody and harmony
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The repeated or slightly varied melody and chord progression over which the verse's changing lyrics are sung, analysed for harmonic and melodic construction.
Topics that use Melody and harmony
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- added 6th chord
- Belt
- bpm
- Chord extensions
- Colla voce
- Conductor and ensemble coordination
- Countermelodies
- Dissonance and consonance
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