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    6 Concepts of Music

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    This document outlines 6 key music concepts that students will learn about: structure, dynamics and expressive techniques, duration, tone colour, texture, and pitch. For each concept, it provides brief details on what students will be expected to identify, describe, or recognize regarding that musical element in a song.

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    This document outlines 6 key music concepts that students will learn about: structure, dynamics and expressive techniques, duration, tone colour, texture, and pitch. For each concept, it provides brief details on what students will be expected to identify, describe, or recognize regarding that musical element in a song.

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    This document outlines 6 key music concepts that students will learn about: structure, dynamics and expressive techniques, duration, tone colour, texture, and pitch. For each concept, it provides brief details on what students will be expected to identify, describe, or recognize regarding that musical element in a song.

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    6 Concepts of Music

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    Steven Xu
    This document outlines 6 key music concepts that students will learn about: structure, dynamics and expressive techniques, duration, tone colour, texture, and pitch. For each concept, it provides brief details on what students will be expected to identify, describe, or recognize regarding that musical element in a song.

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    6 Music Concepts

    This page provides information on the 6 concepts of music that are outlined in the syllabus.

    Structure: Students will have to identify the different parts of the song,
    making reference to any phrases, motifs and repeated patterns.

    Dynamics and Expressive Techniques: Students will have


    to identify any contrast and variation within the parts in terms of the dynamics and expressive techniques used by the artist.

    Duration: Students will be required to indicate whether the tempo is fast or


    slow, changing or constant, or regular or irregular.

    Tone Colour: Students will be required to identify the instruments used,


    and describe the sound and techniques employed to manipulate the tone colour.

    Texture: Students will discuss the roles of each of the layers of sound, identify
    the melody and harmony layers, and how each layer is related to one another, and the functions or roles of the instruments within the song.

    Pitch: Students will be required to recognise the direction of pitch movement


    within the melody, making reference to the development of the repeated melodic patterns.

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