Cadence (perfect/plagal/imperfect/interrupted)
Harmony
Ostinato / Polyrhythm / Hemiola / Cross Rhythm
Rhythm
Largo / Adagio / Andante / Moderato / Allegro / Presto
Tempo
Bridge / Middle 8
Structure
Chromatic / Triadic
Melody
Arco / Con sord./con sordino
Timbre / Instrument Techniques
Monophonic / Homophonic / Polyphonic
Texture
Harpsichord / Horn section / Falsetto / Celeste / Congas
Timbre
Drone / Pedal note / Inverted pedal
Harmony
Diminished seventh / Dominant seventh / Inversions
Harmony - Chords
Acciaccatura, Mordent, Trill, Turn
Melody - Ornaments
p – piano / pp – pianissimo / ppp – pianississimo
Dynamics
Swung Rhythms / Tie / Triplet / Anacrusis / Augmentation
Rhythm
Modulation / Tierce de Picardie
Tonality / Harmony
Accelerando / Rallentando / BPM
Tempo
Theme and Variations / Ground Bass / Canon
Structure
Interval / Octave / Tonic / Dominant
Melody / Harmony
Melisma / Scalic / Riff / Word painting
Melody
Passing notes / Sequence
Melody
f – forte / ff – fortissimo / fff – fortississimo
Dynamics
Pitch bend / Pizzicato / Rim shot / Vibrato
Timbre / Instrument Techniques
Reverb / Distortion / Delay / Echo / Feedback
Timbre - Effects
Conjunct / Stepwise/ Disjunct / Leap / Scalic
Melody
Rising / Falling / Conjunct / Disjunct
Melody