Music A-Level

Sequence

What Sequence means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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A device that moves pitch level, whereas a riff repeats at the same pitch.

AQA · Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements

The repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch level.

AQA · Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical elements

Topics that use Sequence

Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Area of study 6: Contemporary traditional music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)

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