Concepts

Question 1

Acciaccatura

Answer 1

Short grace note.

Question 2

Mordant

Answer 2

Mini Trill

Question 3

Trill

Answer 3

Extended ornament quickly moving between two notes

Question 4

Whole Tone Scale

Answer 4

Magical sounding

Question 5

Chromatic Scale

Answer 5

Clashy-uses all the notes

Question 6

Pentatonic Scale

Answer 6

Scottish- 5 notes

Question 7

Harmonic Minor

Answer 7

Same notes up and down

Question 8

Melodic Minor

Answer 8

Different notes up and down

Question 9

Added 6th

Answer 9

Jazzy sound

Question 10

Diminished 7th

Answer 10

Scary sound

Question 11

Dominant 7th

Answer 11

Leading sound- unfinished

Question 12

Plagal Cadence

Answer 12

Sound finished

Question 13

Interrupted Cadence

Answer 13

Sounds unfinished- Changes key

Question 14

Tierce de Picardie

Answer 14

Sounds finished but suddenly in the opposite tonality

Question 15

Obbligato

Answer 15

Solo Instrument in a vocal piece

Question 16

Arco

Answer 16

Playing string instrument with the bow (normally)

Question 17

Pizzicato

Answer 17

Plucking the strings

Question 18

Tremolando

Answer 18

Tremble on the string (one note)

Question 19

Harmonics

Answer 19

To play higher than normal

Question 20

Con Sordino

Answer 20

With mute- brass instrument changes the sound

Question 21

Flutter tonguing

Answer 21

To roll rrrrrrrrr whilst playing

Question 22

Alberti Bass

Answer 22

Classical broken chords

Question 23

Walking Bass

Answer 23

Jazz style- walking up and down the scale

Question 24

Ground Bass

Answer 24

Repeated bass line throughout

Question 25

Basso Continuo

Answer 25

Baroque bass line with harpsichord and cello

Question 26

Passacaglia

Answer 26

Ground bass with theme and variation above

Question 27

Pedal

Answer 27

Repeated note in the bass

Question 28

Inverted Pedal

Answer 28

Repeated note above the music