general stuff for appraising Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
what are typically the answers to the ‘musical device heard in the melody/accompaniment’ questions?
A
- augmentation
- diminution
- sequence
- ostinato
- pedal
- retrograde
- inversion
- retrograde inversion
- syncopation
2
Q
what are typically the answers to the ‘name a rhythmic device’ questions?
A
- swung rhythm
- syncopation
- triplet rhythm
- hemiola
- rhythmic displacement
- cross rhythms
3
Q
what kind of things can you talk about when answering about the melody?
A
- range
- key
- diatonic/chromatic
- repetition/sequence
- conjunct/disjunct
- intervals
- melismatic/syllabic
- word painting
- motifs
4
Q
what kind of things can you talk about when answering about the structure?
A
- binary
- ternary
- fugue
- sonata
- rondo
- theme & variations
- ritornello
5
Q
what kind of things can you talk about when answering about the texture?
A
- monophonic
- polyphonic
- contrapuntal
- imitative
- canonic
- fugal
- homophony
- call and response
6
Q
what kind of things can you talk about when answering about the harmony?
A
- non/functional
- triads
- inversions
- diatonic/chromatic
- cadences
- pedals
- circle of 5ths
- suspension or appoggiatura
- extended chords
- consonant/dissonant
7
Q
what studio techniques are there?
A
- Panning
- Reverb
- EQ
- Overdubbing
- Multitracking
- Filter
- Flanger
- Distortion
- Wah-wah
- Looping/tape loops
- Samples
- (Synthesised sounds)
8
Q
what sort of things can you mention when answering about the rhythm or metre or tempo?
A
- note lengths
- patterns
- dotted
- syncopation
- hemiola
- triplets/duplets
- metre changes
- free metre
9
Q
what sort of things can you mention when answernig about tonality?
A
- tonal/atonal
- major/minor/modal
- pentatonic
- modulation
10
Q
what sort of things can you mention when asked about preforming forces?
A
- voices/instruments
- timbre
- effects/techniques
- dynamics
- articulation
- historical influence
- style
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