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Melodic Devices (GCSE Music)

This document lists various melodic devices used in music composition and performance including intervals, phrasing techniques, ornamentations, motivic developments, scales, and rhythmic techniques. Intervals, conjunct and disjunct motion, triadic structures, diatonic and chromatic scales, pentatonic scales, whole tone scales, note rows, augmentation, diminution, fragmentation, inversion, retrograde, and sequence are listed as melodic techniques. Phrasing, staccato, legato, trills, mordents, turns, accents, marcato, acciaccatura, appoggiatura, ostinatos, riffs are listed as ornamentations and rhythmic devices. Mot

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Melodic Devices (GCSE Music)

This document lists various melodic devices used in music composition and performance including intervals, phrasing techniques, ornamentations, motivic developments, scales, and rhythmic techniques. Intervals, conjunct and disjunct motion, triadic structures, diatonic and chromatic scales, pentatonic scales, whole tone scales, note rows, augmentation, diminution, fragmentation, inversion, retrograde, and sequence are listed as melodic techniques. Phrasing, staccato, legato, trills, mordents, turns, accents, marcato, acciaccatura, appoggiatura, ostinatos, riffs are listed as ornamentations and rhythmic devices. Mot

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Melodic Devices

Intervals Motivic development


Conjunct Slide / glissando /
portamento
Disjunct
Phrasing
Triadic
Staccato
Blue notes
Legato
Diatonic
Trill
Chromatic
Mordent
Pentatonic
Turn
Whole Tone
Accent
Note Row
Marcato
Augmentation
Acciaccatura
Diminution
Appoggiatura
Fragmentation
Ostinato
Inversion
Riff
Retrograde
Sequence

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