An ostinato is a short, repeated pattern.

A polyrhythm is when two or more independent rhythmic patterns are played at the same time.

Syncopation is when a rhythm emphasises notes in between the main beats; this effect is often created by half-beat rests on the beat or dotted rhythms.

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Polyrhythm example

Task B Q2 Ostinato Repeated

Composing rhythmic ideas

Music

Creating a musical melody

Creative chord progressions

Experimenting with texture

Exploring timbre and colour

Free composition: Creative starting points

Which of these terms refer to dynamics in music?

An {{}} is a short, repeated rhythmic pattern.

What word describes when two or more different rhythms are played at once?

Which word describes rhythms that emphasises (accent) notes in between the main beats?

What features would a simple rhythm contain?

What features would a complex rhythm contain?

A chord {{}} is a repeating pattern of chords that provides the harmony in a piece of music.

{{}} describes movement by leaps in a melodic line

Which word describes when the notes of a chord are repositioned so the the root note is no longer the lowest note in the chord?

What word describes a melodic line moving in step?

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