CONCEPTS

Question 1

Drone

Answer 1

PITCH - Sustained low note

Question 2

Sequence

Answer 2

PITCH - immediate repetition of contour on a new starting note

Question 3

PITCH - contour moving large gaps between notes

Answer 3

Leaps

Question 4

PITCH - moving in semitones

Answer 4

Chromatic

Question 5

PITCH - End chord conclusion for a section

Answer 5

Cadence

Question 6

Riff

Answer 6

PITCH - short repeated melodic idea on a rock instrument

Question 7

Ascending

Answer 7

PITCH - Contour rising in pitch

Question 8

PITCH - Separate pitches that outline a chord

Answer 8

Broken Chords

Question 9

Range

Answer 9

PITCH - lowest to highest note played by an instrument

Question 10

PITCH - How high, medium or low an instrument is played

Answer 10

Register

Question 11

Microtonal

Answer 11

PITCH - Smaller divisions than semitones. Often found in electronic music

Question 12

Diatonic

Answer 12

PITCH - Major or minor keys

Question 13

Atonal

Answer 13

PITCH - No set tonal centre; ambiguous and ‘yuck’

Question 14

PITCH - Jazz bassline with constant moving crotchets

Answer 14

Walking Bass

Question 15

PITCH - multiple melodies playing simultaneously in the same contour

Answer 15

Parallel

Question 16

Absence of Metre

Answer 16

DURATION - no countable pulse

Question 17

Mixed Metre

Answer 17

DURATION - multiple pulse counts joined together eg. 5/4 (2+3)

Question 18

DURATION - fast tempo

Answer 18

Allegro

Question 19

Andante

Answer 19

DURATION - walking tempo

Question 20

Strong

Answer 20

DURATION - Has a drumbeat

Question 21

Note Values

Answer 21

DURATION - short or long notes

Question 22

Repetition

Answer 22

DURATION - musical ideas repeated

Question 23

DURATION - Snare on beats 2 and 4

Answer 23

Rock Beat

Question 24

Swing

Answer 24

DURATION - Jazz - Quavers have a dotted rhythm (long, shortshort…)

Question 25

DURATION - Multiple rhythms at once; often clashing

Answer 25

Polyrhythm

Question 26

DURATION - copying of melodic or rhythmic ideas

Answer 26

Imitation

Question 27

DURATION - repeated rhythmic idea

Answer 27

Ostinato

Question 28

DURATION - off the beat 'and'

Answer 28

Syncopation

Question 29

DURATION - bouncy/sharp notes

Answer 29

Staccato

Question 30

Triple Metre

Answer 30

DURATION - 3 beats per bar is the pulse count

Question 31

Forte

Answer 31

DYNAMICS - loud volume

Question 32

DYNAMICS - very soft

Answer 32

Pianoissimo

Question 33

DYNAMICS - gradually getting louder

Answer 33

Crescendo

Question 34

Diminuendo

Answer 34

DYNAMICS - gradually getting softer

Question 35

DYNAMICS - Sudden accent

Answer 35

Sforzando

Question 36

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - Vocal solo improvisation imitating an instrument; often jazz

Answer 36

Scat

Question 37

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - subtle vibration of held notes

Answer 37

Vibrato

Question 38

Bend

Answer 38

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - pitch slightly raised like a smooth wobble

Question 39

Falsetto

Answer 39

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - Higher register MALE singing; quite weak in strength

Question 40

Flutter-tonguing

Answer 40

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - tremolo for instruments that need air (aerophones); a flutter

Question 41

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - hitting the snare drum mostly on the edge (the skeleton); more metallic sound

Answer 41

Rim shot

Question 42

Grace note

Answer 42

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - a very short note 'crushed' before a 'normal' length note; ornamentation

Question 43

Harmonic

Answer 43

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - a light tough on a string instrument to produce the 2nd fundamental; a weak higher-pitched fainter note

Question 44

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - Using the bow on a string instrument

Answer 44

Arco

Question 45

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - Plucking string instruments from the orchestra

Answer 45

Pizzicato

Question 46

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - ascending or descending chromatically fast on a piano; like a slide

Answer 46

Glissando

Question 47

Slide

Answer 47

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - chromatic movement on instruments other than the piano eg. guitar

Question 48

Legato

Answer 48

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - played smoothly

Question 49

Rubato

Answer 49

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - free play

Question 50

Tremolo

Answer 50

EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES - rapid repetition of the same note

Question 51

Distortion

Answer 51

TONE COLOUR - harsh tone normally associated with the electric guitar

Question 52

Foreground

Answer 52

TONE COLOUR - Main instruments heard in a section

Question 53

TONE COLOUR - Metal sounding

Answer 53

Metallic

Question 54

Eerie

Answer 54

TONE COLOUR - Scary in tone

Question 55

Hollow

Answer 55

TONE COLOUR - Description for acoustic instruments and percussion

Question 56

Polyphonic

Answer 56

TEXTURE - Multiple (clashing) main melodies and accompaniment

Question 57

TEXTURE - Melody and accompaniment

Answer 57

Homophonic

Question 58

Monophonic

Answer 58

TEXTURE - just melody

Question 59

Thin

Answer 59

TEXTURE - Hardly any layers of sound

Question 60

Heterophonic

Answer 60

TEXTURE - similar to unison between 2 or more instruments with subtle improvisations to make distinct

Question 61

STRUCTURE - Pop/rock terminology when you hear lyrics

Answer 61

Verse Chorus

Question 62

ABA

Answer 62

STRUCTURE - ternary form

Question 63

Strophic

Answer 63

STRUCTURE - just verses ie. just A sections; very repetitive

Question 64

Free Form

Answer 64

STRUCTURE - no set structure

Question 65

Theme and Variation

Answer 65

STRUCTURE - Melody that keeps being varied upon