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General IB and IGCSE Music Terms

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Gradually getting faster

Tempo - Walking

Italian for air. A song within an Opera

Music with no sense of key

A vertical line through the stave, to mark the music into sections, each with a set amount of beats within.

Is a chord where all the notes seem to 'agree' with each other, it feels at rest and complete in itself.

Is a chord where some notes seem to 'disagree' or clash giving an unsettled feel.

Using notes that belong to the key.

Ues notes that belong outside of the key.

Perfect Cadence

Sound as though the music has come to an end. A perfect cadence is formed by the chords V - I.

Interrupted cadences

Are 'surprise' cadences. You think you're going to hear a perfect cadence, but you get a minor chord instead.

Imperfect Cadence

Sound unfinished. They sound as though they want to carry on to complete the music properly. Ends on chord V.

Are often used at the end of hymns and sung to A-men. Is formed by the chords IV - I.