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Full List of Access 3 Listening Concepts

Compositional Techniques				Contexts
Melodic	Harmonic	Rhythmic	Structural	Timbre	Styles/Forms
Ascending Descending Stepwise, Leaping Broken Chord Repetition Sequence Phrase Question, Answer	Chord Chord change Discord	Repetition Faster, Slower Pause Accented Beat/Pulse Simple Time: 2/3/4 Beats in the bar On the beat, Off the beat Pattern Drum fill Scotch snap	Single line Unison/Octave Harmony Solo Ensemble Ostinato/Riff Round Accompanied Unaccompanied Repetition, Contrast Section	Sound/Silence Louder/Softer Sustained, Staccato, Legato Striking, Blowing, Bowing, Strumming, Plucking, Slapping Orchestra: Woodwind, Brass, Strings, Percussion Bands: Brass, Pipe, Rock, Steel, Scottish Dance, Wind/Military Groups: Folk, Pop, Jazz Instruments: Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar Drumkit Keyboards: Piano, Organ, Synthesiser Accordion, Fiddle, Pipes Voice, Vocal, Choral, Lead vocals, Backing vocals	Baroque Jazz Rock Pop Scottish March Strathspey Reel Waltz Latin American

Full List of Intermediate 1 Listening Concepts

Compositional Techniques				Contexts
Melodic	Harmonic	Rhythmic	Structural	Timbre	Styles/Forms
Theme Variation Imitation Ornament Scales: Pentatonic, Major, Minor, Chromatic Semitone, tone Scat singing	Chord Progressions using I, IV, V in Major Tonality: Major, Minor Vamp Drone Change of key	Down beat, Up beat Anacrusis Compound time Speed Change: Accelerando, Rallentando, Rubato Syncopation	Chords Cluster Arpeggio Walking Bass Descant Contrary Motion Canon Binary, Ternary AB, ABA, AABA Minuet and Trio Rondo Theme and Variations Programme Middle 8	Crescendo, Diminuendo Individual Instruments: Orchestra, Keyboard, Folk, Scottish, String Recorders, Pan Pipes Voices: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Effects: Bending, Rolls, Distortion, Reverb, Delay Electronic drums Ghanaian drum ensemble Gamelan Latin percussion ensemble Ceilidh band Chamber Music	Blues Ragtime Swing Romantic Opera Musical Fanfare Concerto Symphony Gaelic Psalms Scots ballad Bothy ballad Waulking song Mouth music Slow air Ghanaian Indonesian gamelan Improvisation Jig Samba Salsa

Note Int 1 'set works' (Scottish Music and Ogoun Badagris by Rouse) from LTS MUSICWORKS DVD 1.

Full List of Intermediate 2 Listening Concepts

Compositional Techniques				Contexts
Melodic	Harmonic	Rhythmic	Structural	Timbre	Styles/Forms
Modulating Relative major Relative minor Tonal Atonal Grace note Trill Syllabic word setting Melismatic word setting Word painting Interval Blues scale Whole-tone scale	Chord Progressions using I, IV, V, VI in Major and Minor Keys Modulation Modulation to Relative Minor Perfect Cadence Imperfect Cadence Tierce de Picardie Suspension Passing note Interval Consonance, Dissonance	Groupings in Simple and Compound time Cross Rhythms Triplets Dotted rhythms	Pedal Inverted Pedal Ground Bass Alberti Bass Homophony Polyphony Contrapuntal Obbligato Countermelody Strophic Through-composed Coda Cadenza	Voices: Mezzo-Soprano, Countertenor, Baritone Muted/Con sordino Glissando Flutter tonguing Double stopping Arco Pizzicato Col legno Tremolando/tremolo Vibrato A capella Register 12-String guitar Slide guitar Fretless bass guitar Sitar Tabla	Dixieland Boogie-woogie Impressionist Minimalist Aleatoric Classical Scherzo Cantata Oratorio Passion Chorale Hymn tune Pibroch Recitative Aria Chorus Soul Country Indian

Note Int 2 'set works' by Bernstein (Suite from West Side Story) and Beethoven (Scherzo and Trio from String Quartet in F) from LTS MUSICWORKS DVD 1.

Full List of Higher Listening Concepts

Compositional Techniques				Contexts
Melodic	Harmonic	Rhythmic	Structural	Timbre	Styles/Forms
Mode Harmonic and Melodic minor Acciaccatura Appoggiatura Turn Mordent Microtone Tritone Tone row	Plagal cadence Interrupted cadence Dominant 7th Diminished chord Diminished 7th Augmented chord Added 6th Polytonality	Time changes Pulse and Beat Irregular metres Three against two Hemiola Augmentation Diminution	Episode Exposition Subject Countersubject Transition Bridge Basso continuo Sonata form Antiphonal Inversion Retrograde Tonal answer Real answer Leitmotiv Stretto Ritornello	Harmonics Coloratura Sprechgesang Consort Ripieno, Concertino	Renaissance Nationalist Serial Neo-classical Late Romantic Jazz-funk Musique concrète Pavan & Galliard Plainchant Mass Motet Madrigal Overture Sonata Suite Concerto grosso Anthem Air Chant Chorale prelude Ballett Chaconne, Passacaglia Fugue Lied, Song cycle Symphonic/Tone poem Da capo aria

Note Higher 'set works' by Bach ('In dulci jubilo' from Orgelbuchlein), Mozart ('Poco adagio' from Symphony No 36 Linz) and Webern ('Sehr schnell' from Variations for Piano) from LTS MUSICWORKS DVD 1.

Note Advanced Higher 'set works' by Stravinsky ('Sanctus' from Mass), Rachmaninov (Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini) and Verdi (Finale from Falstaff) from LTS MUSICWORKS DVD 1.