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    This document summarizes various musical devices categorized into three sections: rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic. The rhythmic section includes concepts like syncopation, augmentation and diminution, and metre. The melodic section covers elements such as key, tonality, motives, sequences, and ornamentation. Harmonic devices incorporate topics like chords, cadences, accompaniment styles, and modulation.

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    List of Musical Devices to consider for CSEC Music Exams

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    This document summarizes various musical devices categorized into three sections: rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic. The rhythmic section includes concepts like syncopation, augmentation and diminution, and metre. The melodic section covers elements such as key, tonality, motives, sequences, and ornamentation. Harmonic devices incorporate topics like chords, cadences, accompaniment styles, and modulation.

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    This document summarizes various musical devices categorized into three sections: rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic. The rhythmic section includes concepts like syncopation, augmentation and diminution, and metre. The melodic section covers elements such as key, tonality, motives, sequences, and ornamentation. Harmonic devices incorporate topics like chords, cadences, accompaniment styles, and modulation.

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    MUSICAL DEVICES

    RHYTHMIC MELODIC HARMONIC


    Syncopation Key/Tonality Pedal Point
    Augmentation and Diatonic, Chromatic, Pentatonic, Consonant: Primary and
    Diminution Modal, Whole Tone, Blues Secondary Chords
    Figures: Tuplets, Dotted, Retrograde, Inversion, Octave Dissonant Chords: Extended,
    Quarter Rhythms Displacement, Altered, Substitute, Borrowed
    Swing Motive, Theme, Development Cadences
    Polyrhythm Sequence Tierce de Picardie (picardie 3rd)
    Metre: Simple, Compound, Decoration and Ornamentation: Accompaniment Style: Ostinato,
    Irregular, Duple, Triple Passing note, auxillary, suspension, Arpeggiated, Blocked Chords,
    Quadruple, Quintuple, appoggiatura, anticipation, Strumming, Alberti and Murky
    Septuple, Modulation changing note, trill, mordent, turn Bass, Walking Bass
    Hemiola Imitation
    Rubato Contour
    Drum Fill Disjunct, Conjunct, Triadic, Scalic
    Ostinato Countermelody
    Metrical Ostinato
    Modulation
    Syllabic and Melismatic
    Improvisation
    Blue Notes and Pitch Bending
    Glissando

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