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What is tonality?

Tonality describes what key a piece is in or what tonal relationships are used. When asked to talk about tonality you should discuss whether the key is major or minor and the different modulations used durin...
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Answered by Alice H. Music tutor
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How can I improve on my listening skills?

Some of the listening questions can be tricky! The best thing to do is to practice at home. Find a playlist of classical music on spotify or youtube and put it on shuffle. Then try and write down as much as ...
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Answered by Laura F. Music tutor
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What is a cadence?

Cadences are often described as musical punctuation. They come at the ends of musical phrases and passages. There is a perfect cadence, which sounds final, like a full stop; there is an imperfect cadence whi...
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Answered by Natasha H. Music tutor
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How do I approach Bach Chorales?

Bach Chorales may not be the most exciting thing to do, but there are many ways to make the whole concept less daunting, and make your Chorales better in the process! What more can you need? Here are some ti...
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Answered by Heather P. Music tutor
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How do I find and analyse Neoclassical features in Stravinsky’s ‘Pulcinella Suite?’

The meaning of ‘Neoclassical’ is the musical sense, is something ‘in the style’ of the Baroque and Classical era. Combining the words ‘neo’ meaning new , and ‘classical’ which refers back to the days of bala...
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Answered by Heather P. Music tutor
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