AURAL
AURAL
This is where we develop the skill of listening. Try not to think about it as written work or theory, but more about how you practise the skill of hearing things better.
Practise it just as you'd practise your instrument.
Pitch: Melody & Harmony
Duration: Rhythms and how they are used
Texture: Roles and use of different layers
Tone Colour: Describing the sound
Dynamics and Expressive Techniques: Shifts in volume and instrumental techniques
Structure: Defining sections and how they are used
No Acronym!! Just think about Volume and Expressive Techniques, THEN add other concept terms.
Fortissimo (ff) - very loud
Forte (f) - loud
Mezzo Forte (mf) - moderately loud
Mezzo Piano (mp) - moderately soft
Piano (p) - soft
Pianissimo (pp) - very soft
CRESCENDO - Getting louder
DIMINUENDO - Getting softer
Vibrato
Falsetto
Chest Voice
Melisma
Staccato
Crescendo
Slides
Sustain
Tone
Grace notes
Resonance
Slur
Riffs/Runs
Accents
Legato
Swells
Rubato
Articulation
Growl
Yodelling
Vocal Fry
Gutteral
Harmonics
Scat
Beatboxing
Guitar + Bass
Strumming
Slides
Fingerstyle
Arpeggio
Hammer ons
Pull off
Palm Muting
Bends
Harmonics
Artificial Harmonics
Pinch Harmonics
Finger Tapping
Dead notes
Scratching
Power notes
Whammy Bar
Vibrato
Sweep Picking
Block Chords
Broken Chords
Scales/Modes
Muting
Screams
Percussion
Squeals
Power Chords
Picking
Ghost Notes
Drum Fills
Paradiddle
Mute Cymbal
Bell Hit
Edge of Cymbal
Cross Stick
Double Hits
Double Kick
Flam
Rim shot
Buzz roll
Open Hi-Hat
Closed Hi-Hat
Backbeat
Arpeggio
Block Chords
Alberti Bass
Scales/Modes
MOTIONS
Walking Bass
Triads
Trills
Mordents
Percussion
Sustain
Soft pedal
Harmonics
Trills
Slurs
Vibrato
Runs
Glissando
Vocalisation
Flutter tonguing
Double Tonguing
Triple Tonguing
Grace notes
Muting/Stopping
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Rubato
Ritenuto
Staccato
Swells
Percussive Flute
Bends
Wide range/Register
Vibrato
Slurs
Pizzicato
Arco
Trills
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Legato
Staccato
Harmonics
Accents
Grace Notes
Ritenuto
Glissando
Slides
Double Stops
Wide range/Register
Guitar Techniques
Piano Techniques
Drum Techniques
Bass Techniques
Violin Techniques
Brass Techniques
Extended Techniques
Vocal Techniques