LGS Y8 Music revision EoY

Question 1

Semibreve

Answer 1

4 beats - ○

Question 2

Minim

Answer 2

2 beats
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Question 3

Crotchet

Answer 3

1 beat -
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Question 4

Quaver

Answer 4

½ beat - ♪♪

Question 5

Semiquaver

Answer 5

¼ beat - ♪♪♪

Question 6

2/4

Answer 6

2 crotchet beats per bar

Question 7

4/4

Answer 7

4 crotchet beats per bar

Question 8

3/4

Answer 8

3 crotchet beats per bar

Question 9

6/8

Answer 9

6 quaver beats per bar (like 2 main beats per bar with a bouncy feel)

Question 10

Syncopation

Answer 10

when the weaker beats are made to stand out more than the strong beats.

Question 11

Conjunct

Answer 11

melody that moves mainly by step

Question 12

Disjunct

Answer 12

melody that moves mainly by leap

Question 13

What is a chord

Answer 13

A chord is two or more notes played at the same time.

Question 14

Semitones are next door to each other.

Answer 14

Tones have a note in between.

Question 15

What is a triad

Answer 15

when you play 2 or more notes at the same time

Question 16

p

Answer 16

Piano - Soft

Question 17

mp

Answer 17

Mezzo piano - medium soft

Question 18

mf

Answer 18

Mezzo forte - medium loud

Question 19

f

Answer 19

Forte - loud

Question 20

TIMBRE

Answer 20

the what-makes-it-sound-recognisable aspect of an instrument, voice, or sound

Question 21

PITCH

Answer 21

how high or low a note is

Question 22

DURATION

Answer 22

how long or short a sound is

Question 23

TEMPO

Answer 23

how fast or slow the pulse is

Question 24

DYNAMICS

Answer 24

how loud or quiet a note is

Question 25

overall shape of a piece of music

Answer 25

STRUCTURE

Question 26

how sounds are combined

Answer 26

TEXTURE

Question 27

Riff

Answer 27

a short melodic pattern that is repeated throughout a song.

Question 28

Groove

Answer 28

the feel of a pattern in a rhythm

Question 29

Four on the floor

Answer 29

When the kickdrum plays on every beat

Question 30

Backbeat

Answer 30

when the snare plays on crotchets two and four

Question 31

Features of house music

Answer 31

Tempo of 120-130 Bpm 4 on the floor drumbeats Syncopated basslines and cords Vocal samples

Question 32

Accompaniment

Answer 32

a musical part which supports an instrument

Question 32

Drone

Answer 32

where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout the song

Question 33

Features of art songs

Answer 33

Solo voice with piano accompaniment Piano accompaniment uses major and minor chords

Question 34

Features of Blues songs

Answer 34

4/4 built on the 12-bar blues features a walking bassline

Question 34

12-bar blues follows this chord pattern:

Answer 34

C-C-C-C... F-F-C-C... G-F-C-C...

Question 35

Features of a pop ballad

Answer 35

lyrics about romance Slow tempo there's texture and dynamics

Question 36

Features of folk songs

Answer 36

vocal melodies Lyrics tell a story Groups of singers, or solo voice