National 5

Question 1

Aria

Answer 1

Solo sung in an operatic style

May contain passages of melisma

Question 2

Bothy ballad

Answer 2

Unaccompanied folk song with many verses
Sung by a solo male
From the North-East of Scotland
Tells a story of rural or farming life

Question 3

Celtic rock

Answer 3

Mixes Celtic folk music and rock

Uses both traditional and popular instruments

Question 4

Chorus

Answer 4

A group of singers or the music written for these singers

Question 5

Classical

Answer 5

From approximately 1750-1810
Famous composers include Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn
Features larger orchestras than in the Baroque period

Question 6

Gaelic psalm

Answer 6

Slow, unaccompanied Gaelic church tunes

Question 7

Gospel

Answer 7

Development of the spirituals sung by slaves
Songs written with religious lyrics in a popular style
Performed by choirs/congregations
Accompanied by electric organ/piano and other popular instruments

Question 8

Indian

Answer 8

Music from India

Uses instruments such as sitar and tabla

Question 9

Minimalist

Answer 9

20th century style

Simple rhythmic and melodic figures are constantly repeated with slight changes

Question 10

Pibroch

Answer 10

The classical music of the bagpipes

Usually a slow theme and variations

Question 11

Symphony

Answer 11

Large work for orchestra

Usually in four movements

Question 12

Waulking song

Answer 12

Gaelic work song
Sung when beating tweed
Sung in call and response

Question 13

Atonal

Answer 13

No feeling of key

Question 14

Chromatic

Answer 14

Notes that move by the interval of a semitone

Question 15

Cluster

Answer 15

Chord made of consecutive notes which clash

Question 16

Contrary motion

Answer 16

Two parts moving in opposite directions

Question 17

Countermelody

Answer 17

A melody played against the main melody

Question 18

Descant

Answer 18

A melody sung above the main melody

Question 19

Glissando

Answer 19

Sliding from one note to another

Question 20

Grace note

Answer 20

Ornament played as a quick, crushed note

Played before the main note of a melody

Question 21

Imperfect cadence

Answer 21

When a phrase end on chord V

Sounds unfinished and tense

Question 22

Inverted pedal

Answer 22

A note held or repeated in an upper part

Question 23

Melismatic

Answer 23

Vocal music where several notes are sung to each syllable

Question 24

Modulation

Answer 24

A change of key

Question 25

Perfect cadence

Answer 25

Chords V to I at the end of a phrase | Sounds finished

Question 26

Pitch bend

Answer 26

Changing the pitch of a note | E.g. by pushing a guitar string upwards

Question 27

Syllabic

Answer 27

Vocal music where each note is given one syllable

Question 28

Trill

Answer 28

Moving quickly and repeatedly between adjacent notes

Question 29

Whole tone scale

Answer 29

Scale where every interval is a tone | Sounds vague

Question 30

Cross rhythms

Answer 30

Contrasting rhythms played at the same time

Question 31

Moderato

Answer 31

A medium speed

Question 32

Ritardando

Answer 32

The tempo slows down

Question 33

Rubato

Answer 33

Literally means 'robbed time' | Tempo slightly speeds up and slows down to allow for expression

Question 34

Alberti bass

Answer 34

Broken chord accompaniment in the bass Often played on a keyboard instrument Pattern is bottom, top, middle, top Common in the classical period

Question 35

Binary

Answer 35

The music is made up of two different sections labelled A and B It can also be called AB form

Question 36

Coda

Answer 36

A passage at the end of a piece which finished it off

Question 37

Episode

Answer 37

A passage that links two important ideas

Question 38

Ground bass

Answer 38

A theme in the bass that is repeated many times while the upper parts are varied

Question 39

Homophonic

Answer 39

Melody with accompaniment or | All the parts move together rhythmically

Question 40

Polyphonic / Contrapuntal

Answer 40

Two or more melody lines, possibly of equal importance, weaving independently of each other

Question 41

Rondo

Answer 41

A form where the first section keeps returning in between different sections Can also be called ABACA form

Question 42

Strophic

Answer 42

Music in verse or verse/chorus form | Common in hymns and more popular styles

Question 43

Walking bass

Answer 43

Moving bass line with notes usually of the same value | Often found in jazz styles

Question 44

A cappella

Answer 44

Singing without accompaniment

Question 45

Arco

Answer 45

Using the bow on a string instrument

Question 46

Baritone

Answer 46

Male singer between a tenor and a bass

Question 47

Con sordino

Answer 47

With a mute (specifically on a brass instrument) | Brass and string instruments can use mutes

Question 48

Flutter tonguing

Answer 48

A technique used on brass or woodwind instruments where the player rolls an 'r'

Question 49

Mezzo soprano

Answer 49

Female singer between a soprano and an alto

Question 50

Pizzicato

Answer 50

Plucking a string instrument

Question 51

Reverb

Answer 51

An electronic effect | Can give the impression of different hall acoustics

Question 52

Rolls

Answer 52

Very fast repetition of a note on a percussion instrument