Music GCSE
Distinguishing doubling from harmony
What Distinguishing doubling from harmony means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Distinguishing doubling from harmony
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Harmony uses parts moving in different intervals, whereas doubling repeats the same line, and momentary unison on one note is not doubling.
Topics that use Distinguishing doubling from harmony
- Appendix 3: Musical vocabulary - Dynamics and performance matters (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Chords and double stops
- Doubling
- Emphasis and attack
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs
- Harmony
- Identifying performers by timbre
- Melody
- Musical structure in performance
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