Vocabulary: FORM

The term musical form is used to refer to the structure which music is built upon.


Music form may have changes in harmony, rhythm, or musical instruments as a

way to determine the different sections in the music.


Letters can be used to label the form of any piece of music, from the simplest to the
most complex.

Each major section of the music is labelled with a letter; for example, the first section is the A


If the second section (or third or fourth) is exactly the same as the first, it is also

labelled A.


The first section of the piece that is different from A is labelled B.


Sections that are not like A or B are labelled C, and so on.

COMMON FORMS:

ABA

ABC

ABCA

ABCB

ABCD

ABAC