Musical form is a general term for structures above the level of melody, harmony, and rhythm. There is not a general theory of form, but many examples of how music is organized into larger structures. Motives, Phrases, Melody, and Chord Sequences We combine sequences of pitches, usually played in a specific rhythm to form melody. There 6 concepts of music , Duration , Pitch ,Dynamics and Expressive Techniques ,Tone,  color ,Texture , Structure. 

Duration The way beats are grouped: time signatures. Classified as simple (eg 4/4, 3/4), compound (eg 6/8, 12/8), irregular (eg 5/4, 7/8), mixed meter, or no meter. The underlying pulse of music (strong or weak). Pitch 

Pitch Melody includes melodic contour and melodic movement ascending/descending, alternating, steps, skips, leaps – stepwise, scalic, (conjunct), chromatic, triadic, or angular (disjunct) – name the actual intervals and their scale. 

Expressive Techniques/Tone Color Examples of special instrumental and vocal techniques (these are common to both concepts above): STRINGS BRASS WINDS GUITARS VOICE DRUMS 

Tone Color See previous slide. How the sound is produced: materials (eg wood, metal, string ) production (eg hit, struck, scraped, plucked) acoustic/electronic . The effect of the overall tone color of all instruments combined: eg majestic, brilliant, mournful, ethereal . The sound quality of an instrument or voice: eg bright, dark, piercing, grating, raucous, sonorous, mellifluous, resonant, rich, reedy, honky, sweet. 

Texture How many layers (not how many instruments) are there in the music, and what are they? Describe the ROLE of each layer (eg melodic, chordal, rhythmic, accompaniment, countermelody. 

Structure The overall form of the music: eg ABA (ternary), AABB (binary), AABACA (rondo), sonata form, verse-chorus, theme and variations, 12 bar blues, strophic (eg school hymn), minuet and trio, or through-composed The structure on the smaller level: melodic phrase.