1. Tonality Major Minor Atonal Modal

2. Rhythm / Rhythmic Devices Syncopation Dotted Rhythms Poly-rhythms Cross-rhythms Ostinato Off-beat Swing rhythms Rubato Groove Isorhythmic overlap

3. Melody Sequence Canon Imitation Ascending Descending Step, Leap, Static Angular Scalic Chromatic Melismatic Syllabic Counter melody Arpeggio Ornamention Diatonic

4. Articulation Staccato Legato Tenuto Accent

5. Instrumentation Concert band Rock Band Symphonic band Trio, Quartet, Duet Big Band Brass Band etc…..

6. Structure Verse Chorus Verse length – bars? Binary Ternary Rondo / Riternello Variations Codetta Coda Sonata Form Episodes Themes Through Composed

7. Dynamics Mezzo forte / piano Crescendo Diminuendo Forte / piano Sforzando Fortissimo Pianissimo Smortzando –To die away

8. Tempo Allegro Adagio Vivace Andante Presto Largo Moderato Accelerando Rallentando Ritenuto Pause

9. Texture Sparse Dense Polyphonic Homophonic Monophonic Heterophonic Layering Looping Phase shifting Antiphony = Call and response Melody and Accompaniment

10. Key Signatures Modulation Circle of Fifths Chromatic

11. Accompaniment / Harmony Contrapuntal Basso Continuo Pedal Bass Riff / Ostinato Block chords - Homophonic Arpeggio - Broken chords Alberti bass - Broken chords in Bass (Piano) Chromatic Diatonic Off beat Syncopated Sustained Suspensions Dissonant Consonant

12. Meter / Time Signature Simple Duple Triple Compound Regular Irregular Polymeter