Music GCSE
Musical elements vocabulary
What Musical elements vocabulary means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Musical elements vocabulary
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A vocabulary bank for each work covering melody, harmony and tonality, rhythm and metre, texture, dynamics, timbre and instrumentation, and form.
Topics that use Musical elements vocabulary
- Component 3: Appraising - Knowledge and understanding (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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