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Music GCSE can look daunting due to the exam and the coursework. However, when broken down and explained well each task can become much simpler. I can teach you about the technique needed in the listening...

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Homophonic: A homophonic texture means that the various lines of music (perhaps played by different instruments or voices), are all moving together, so the texture is chordal, and...

AQA suggest the following, and my explanations of these are in brackets:

-harmonic/homophonic/chordal (All the lines sound at the same time, but they might not be ...

Tempo and rhythm are terms that are often mixed up. They are both related to how fast or slow a piece of music is, but in very different ways. Simply put, 'tempo' is how fast you are going; 'rhythm' is ho...

• Polyphonic rhythms similar to those used within the African drumming style - Use of the Djembe - Use of African spoken language - The shaker used to good effect to create crickets/insect sounds
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