Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

S3 Music > Revision > Flashcards

Revision Flashcards

1
Q

Gospel

A

A Christian choir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Jazz

A

Brass, piano, saxophone, double bass music

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Opera

A

Specific style of singing in different language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Musical

A

Play with singing, dancing, acting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Soprano

A

High pitch female voice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Alto

A

Low pitch female voice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Tenor

A

High pitch male voice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Bass

A

Low pitch male voice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Mezzo Soprano

A

Female voice between alto and soprano

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Baritone

A

Male voice between bass and tenor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Syncopation

A

Off the beat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Distortion

A

Electronic effect mainly done on a guitar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Waulking song

A

A kind of song sung by women beating tweed on a table - folk song

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Accompanied

A

With and instrument playing along

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Strathspey

A

4 beats in a bar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Jig

A

6/8 - fast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Waltz

A

3 beats in a bar and slow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Reel

A

Fast with 4 beats in a bar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Drone

A

Long held sustained note

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Vamp

A

A bass not followed by a chord on the piano

21
Q

legato

A

Smooth

22
Q

Staccato

A

Short and detached

23
Q

Bass drum

A

Big low sounding drum

24
Q

Snare Drum

A

beads on it which creates a rattle

25
Q

Modulation

A

Key change - music changes key

26
Q

Compound time

A

6/8 9/8 12/8 - quavers are grouped in threes

27
Q

Simple time

A

2/4 3/4 4/4 - quavers are grouped in two’s

28
Q

Bothy Ballad

A

Sung by a solo man - working on farms

29
Q

Gaelic Psalm

A

Sung in church

30
Q

Mouth music

A

Singing non-sense words in gaelic

31
Q

Hymn Tune

A

Sung in church

32
Q

Polyphony

A

two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody

33
Q

Strophic

A

A type of structure sung in a pop song- verse chorus structure

34
Q

Syllabic Word Setting

A

Each note sung in one syllable

35
Q

Melismatic Word Setting

A

Lots of notes sung in one syllable

36
Q

Glissando

A

Slide between notes

37
Q

Grace Notes

A

Small note before the main note

38
Q

Pibroch

A

Bagpipes

39
Q

Pizzicato

A

Plucking string

40
Q

Backing vocals

A

Singer in the background

41
Q

Scat singing

A

singer sings non-sense words

42
Q

Accelerando

A

Gradually getting faster

43
Q

Homophonic

A

all parts have the same rhythm

44
Q

Learn Key signatures- C major

A

Nothing

45
Q

Learn Key signatures- F major

A

One flat

46
Q

Learn Key signatures- G major

A

One sharp

47
Q

Learn Key signatures- A minor

A

Nothing

48
Q

Diminuendo

A

Gradually getting quieter

S3 Music (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions