Binary form has the sense of each smaller musical unit developing into a larger one.  The opening motive initiates the first phrase then expands to the A section, and finally to the complete piece.  We can sketch out binary form as:

We can represent binary form simply by its larger sections as well:

 ||:A:||:B:||

Another common musical form is ternary form.  This form has a three part structure where a section of music is presented, followed by a contrasting section, then the original material is restated.  This form is usually represented as:

A B A

 The opening A section may have repeats, as well as the B section, but they are not necessary for the form.  Composers may vary the final A section (A B A’), or more simply, at the end of the written B section, the performer is asked to go back to the beginning and play to  the end of the A section.

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A main feature of western music is its meter, a repeating pattern of pulses with a regular accent pattern.

Music has three different meters: duple time, triple time, and quadruple time.  The names of these meters reflect the number of pulses or beats in each measure of music:  duple time tells us that the meter has two pulses per measure, triple time has three, and quadruple time has four pulses per measure.

 For each of these meters there is also a basic accent pattern.  Duple time has a strong-weak pattern, a triple meter usually has a strong-weak-weak pattern, and quadruple meter has a strong-weak-medium weak pattern for each measure.  There are variations to these accent patterns for specific genres or styles, or occasionally  composers will play with our expectations of these meters, but for our purposes here, we shall stick with these basic patterns.

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Accelerando (Italian: becoming faster) is a word used to show that the music should be played at an increasing pace. It does not normally show that the entire piece should be sped up, but that a particular part of the score should be accelerated.

Accompaniment is an additional part for a performer of any kind that is less important than another, which it serves to support and enhance. The piano is often used to provide an accompaniment to a solo singer. In instrumental works the roles may be reversed. (For instance, a violin may accompany a piano solo or vice versa)

These are basics music reading terms, and there are many terms in music theory and music education that we’ll begin to cover slowly. Stay tuned to learn all about how to read music notes, music terminology, and music reading tips.

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