Musical terminology
What Musical terminology means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Specific vocabulary that students must be able to identify and apply to both music heard and notated, as found in the tables appropriate to the selected area of study.
Vocabulary relevant to the work and area of study, used to describe and analyse specific works accurately.
Topics that use Musical terminology
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical vocabulary and terminology (AQA A-Level)
- Areas of study 2–7 - Analysis and Contextual understanding (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Aural analysis
- Genre-specific vocabulary
- Score analysis
- Score reading
- Western classical tradition (1650-1910)
- Aural identification
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