Playing techniques
What Playing techniques means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Specific methods used to manipulate timbre, such as sul ponticello, harmonics, or vocal ornamentation, to create expressive and culturally specific sounds.
Methods such as pizzicato or muting that alter the sonority of an instrument.
Topics that use Playing techniques
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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