Accents…
Where the strong beats are played > >
Lyrics? Notes? Sections?
Ostinato…
Repetitive pattern…
E.g. La la la, Ba ba ba :||
Short/long…
Staccato/legato
Time signature…
Find the first down beat to find time signature... To do this, find an accent > Multimetric? Constant? Free form? Complex time signature?
Tempo (speed)…
Changing? Constant?
Andante…
Walking pace
Adgio…
Slowly
Ritendanto…
Gradually getting slower
Allegro…
Fast and lively
Ritendo…
Getting slow quickly
Molto…
Gradual
Formata…
Pause
Accelerando…
Gradually getting faster
A tempo…
Piece changes tempo then returns to original tempo
Note length…
Short/long?
Same length the whole way?
Does it change?
Syncopation…
Something played/sung on the off beat
Anacrusis…
When the melody starts before the first beat
Rhythm…
Use graphs e.g. / /