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The listening exam

Music GCSE can look daunting due to the exam and the coursework. However, when broken down and explained well each task can become much simpler. I can teach you about the technique needed in the listening ex...
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Answered by Samuel E. • Music tutor
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State 4 different terms for describing musical texture and define them:

Possible answers: Homophonic: A homophonic texture means that the various lines of music (perhaps played by different instruments or voices), are all moving together, so the texture is chordal, and literally...
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Answered by Becky B. • Music tutor
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What sort of things can I say when I'm asked to talk about the texture of a piece?

AQA suggest the following, and my explanations of these are in brackets: - harmonic/homophonic/chorda l (All the lines sound at the same time, but they might not be playing the same notes. Think of "Her...
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Answered by Charlie L. • Music tutor
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What's the difference between tempo and rhythm?

Tempo and rhythm are terms that are often mixed up. They are both related to how fast or slow a piece of music is, but in very different ways. Simply put, 'tempo' is how fast you are going; 'rhythm' is how l...
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Answered by David H. • Music tutor
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Describe 2 features of the music in this extract that would suggest an African influence

Polyphonic rhythms similar to those used within the African drumming style - Use of the Djembe - Use of African spoken language - The shaker used to good effect to create crickets/insect sounds
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Answered by Charles P. • Music tutor
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