Musical Structure/Form

The order and arrangement of the different parts of a piece of music

A piece of music based on a single melodic idea, it is often repeated by different instruments each time

A piece of music with two main sections

A piece of music with three sections, the third is a return to the first

A piece of music with a return to the first section with a different section in between

A piece of sung music that consists of a combination of verse and chorus

The same melody with different lyrics each time

The same melody and lyrics each time

A section in a song where the singer doesn't perform the melody - often eight bars

The beginning of a piece of music that occurs before the start of the main musical idea