Music GCSE
Identifying performers by timbre
What Identifying performers by timbre means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Identifying performers by timbre
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Listening for the distinctive sound of each part and matching it to the correct instrument or voice rather than guessing from the style of the music.
Topics that use Identifying performers by timbre
- Appendix 3: Musical vocabulary - Dynamics and performance matters (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Chords and double stops
- Distinguishing doubling from harmony
- Doubling
- Emphasis and attack
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs
- Harmony
- Melody
- Musical structure in performance
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