Music GCSE
Chord qualities and patterns
What Chord qualities and patterns means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Chord qualities and patterns
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Chords may be major, minor or diminished, and a chord pattern is the ordered succession of chords, such as a repeated four-chord loop.
Topics that use Chord qualities and patterns
- Component 3: Appraising - Detailed application of musical elements (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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